In an alternate reality where a preferred subset of data, or the venue, and/or the adversary is the focus-- that line of reasoning may make sense...
... however, in the real world where the whole body is looked at in proper context it does not.
Let's review reality:
1. John's use of the trust fund to distribute free trading shares while simultaneously declaring "The company has no free trading shares to sell" is technically accurate in the alternate reality; but any reasonable person would say it is sleazy in the real world. Equivalent to defining "is"
2. John's hiring of Bespoke and their revealed roles of aiding in uplisting and acting as Investor Relations may afford some plausible deniability of their role in the Stock Promotion in an alternate reality; but any journeyman OTC trader understands the difference between promotion at the surface and underground. Equivalent to "slight of hand"
3. Using a United States SEC settlement structure to define what the Canadian OSC structure should look like is ridiculous in any reality. Equivalent to comparing "apples to oranges" because they are both fruit
4. John's e-mails filed as exhibits in one lawsuit are just that-- John's written words. John's deposition filed in another lawsuit is just that-- John's spoken words. The facts agreed to in the settlement combined with the denial is just that-- legal-eeze affording the defendant enough legal comfort to accept the agreement.
Combined with John's facebook and other e-mails, as well as PRs released while he was the CEO, any reasonable person in the real world should read these pieces of "evidence" and come to the conclusion that John has lied and has been deceptive on multiple occasions to the detriment of unwitting retail investors :-(