Please clarify talk guidelines on allegations against famous people

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I reported one post on page three of this thread but no action has been taken. The poster stated there was evidence to back up their allegations. When they provided the 'evidence' it was a quote that proved the poster wrong about the costume description, plus a photo of a random bloke that they seemed to be claiming is a photo of Prince William.

What is Mumsnet's position on claims about famous people that are damaging to their reputation? In my opinion, this would fall under misleading in the moderation guidelines.

Of course, stating a personal opinion on a famous person, or discussing a story that has been reported (in context) is fine. But I don't think unfounded allegations, particularly about something as serious as racism, are to be taken lightly. Thanks.

Some more attachments, including a photo of the man who the poster implies is Prince William.

IMO it can be best to leave comments like that to stand but ask for proof - which can't be provided and ends up as a conspiracy theory.

The worst thing to do with conspiracy theories is "ban" them as then the twisted thinking is that it's further "proof" they were correct.

So posts left to stand/poster can't prove it/poster keeps saying it/still cant' prove it = disproved.

Otherwise the story grows - so let the daft comment stand and expose the lie.

That's a good point. I think Twitter have the right approach, using a content warning and stating that the information is misleading. Maybe @MNHQ could consider something similar.

Anyone glossing over the thread could come away believing that Prince William wore a Zulu costume and instructed people to dress in black face as that poster claims. Perhaps I'm in the wrong and gossip/libellous claims are welcome on this site?

I was interested in this because the relevant thread is clearly moderated, and had more recent posts deleted. Looking forward to an explanation.