There's a difference between speculating and stating something as fact. There's also a difference between stating something as fact without evidence and criticizing people for not believing what you're stating despite no evidence. His posts were the latter.
This. Not to mention he attacked of a former member (MP), claiming that he was holding up the band based on legal issues, claiming he was JP's brother-in-law, and outright refused to give proof to either of these claims. Attacking or bashing a past or present member of DT is against the rules, and he couldn't even find a picture at JP's wedding or something that no one else had to prove his "identity." Trolling at its finest man. Don't take everything you see on the Internet from "some guy of importance" as fact.
Maybe I'm going soft, but while you are correct, I've also seen quite a few genuine "people of importance" shouted down as impostors by smug internet nerds.
I remember a few years ago, when Octavarium was about due for release, and some fella on DT.net insisted that he'd heard it and shared a few tidbits.
He was addressed very rudely, and eventually he left, saying something along the lines of "you'll be laughing on the other side of your faces when you listen to the title track and hear James LaBrie screaming 'TRAPPED INSIDE THIS OCTAVARIUM'."
Seem to recall it was met with general eyerolling. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out," kinda thing.
Trolls exist. But so do people who genuinely know things. While I do agree that you shouldn't take everything on the internet posted by "some guy of importance" as a fact, I also think it's worth listening carefully to rumours, and I'd also say that you shouldn't file everything on the internet under "bollocks." I usually take note and put it in a "that's interesting" folder.
Sometimes you can tell the difference. Ainomotore's in the "maybe" pile in my book. Although I do have to admit farren's in the "possible ainomotore" pile. But I have been wrong about things like that before. Often am, in fact. Plus I'm knackered right now, so hey. My judgment's not spectacular.