The IP address is a possible clue to the identity of the commenters but surely it would take some kind of corroboration to be conclusive. For example, would you

The IP address is a possible clue to the identity of the commenters but surely it would take some kind of corroboration to be conclusive. For example, would you not also need to show that the person using that IP address also logged in to a particular bank account or email address at that time?