toyota the issue here is "intent".
Was there intent to knowingly mislead? Can it be proved?
What can be proved is that the statements don't reflect the reality of what was released. That does make silverforce's prior posts factual inaccurate.
But we don't infract people, let alone ban them, for posting factually inaccurate information
unless they are intentionally doing it as a means of trolling or violating basic rule #1 of the TOS:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=60552
Lying can happen by accident, ignorance can result in a lie. So an extra layer of burden of proof is required before the posts become actionable.
Calling someone a troll doesn't happen by accident. Hence the clear-cut "go straight to jail" infractionability of such posts.
Point of clarification: Lying out of ignorance is OK, but is hazardous to your credibility.
Silverforce's credibility is the tragic victim in this situation. Everyone that believed him hook, line, and sinker get to come out of the experience perhaps a little wiser but not worse for the wear.
Silverforce has created a credibility gap though that will dog him until he does something to rectify the situation. In a lot of ways that is more punitive than a mere infraction or outright banning if you think about it.
And lying with intent to mislead is not a right, it is infractable, but it needs to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
And we can't prove you to be lying, even though we might fully suspect you to be lying, so there is little we can do or will do about it. But you only get to leverage your credibility once, waste it and you'll never be taken seriously a second time.