It’s quite okay for you to nit pick … For a scholar or one whose words carry scholarly importance to say something without fully establishing the truth of that matter is tantamount to a lie … however, I would sooner not say that because I feel it turns people away from those who tell the truth … If they do so in a manner which can hurt sentiments of others then we are to be blamed for not being wise and giving nasihah or dawah in the correct manner which is to optimise understanding and for people to warm to truth … Facts are cold … The way we deliver them determines how well they are understood and accepted.