> That'd be a clever attempt at damage control, but in today's world the truth would probably would get leaked. Then the company would have to deal with the fal

> That'd be a clever attempt at damage control, but in today's world the truth would probably would get leaked. Then the company would have to deal with the fallout from that. The mob is loud, but it has a short attention span. The truth probably would get leaked, but (depending on the issue) the mob would likely have moved on to the next thing by then. > I'd rather have the people who run companies grow a spine and stand up to the mob. They should put out a message like "We will investigate this incident. We take the decision to fire people seriously and will make a decision that is best for this company." That's probably an all around better response, too. Just "investigate" and give no updates until the controversy is old news.