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 * I think the problem here is we have differing definitions on what constitutes ""truly credible"". I'm not entirely sure how ""bad information"" is being distributed, other than the possibility of major sources assuming the good faith of others. I think the weight of evidence that we have access to leans towards ""Brandon Teena"", given that the sources are reasonably credible and that it was not a legal name but a pseudonym which are, by their nature,  somewhat hazy and undefinable. What would constitute ""truly credible"" in your book? -  "