User:W7KyzmJt/I was wrong
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Don't be afraid to admit that you were wrong about something. It's an all-too-common phenomenon on Wikipedia (and elsewhere) that in the heat of a discussion, someone will say something that is untrue. When brought to task by another editor, the person, perhaps subconsciously afraid of losing credibility, will refuse to apologize, instead trying to validate his or her statement with more untruths, attacks, and general uncoolness. A long, tedious, and time-wasting debate will ensue leading to unneeded wikistress and incivility, and the end result is always that the person ends up losing far more credibility than he or she would have by taking a deep breath and looking at their statement and admitting, "I was wrong. Sorry."
This applies to facts as well as accusations and anything else.