My fiddle leaf grows quickly. There are often new leaves and it has more than doubled in size so I'm definitely not killing it. But I've had this issue since I got the plant.
About 2/3 of new leaves are red and spotty. They continue growing and the spots eventually fade. Too much water? Not enough? Time to repot?
He's not telling the lie so he can sleep at night, he at best doesn't care and at worst is straight up evil.
He tells the lie so that idiots who are already prejudiced can point to the "evidence" any time anyone tries to get them to have a shred of compassion for people less fortunate than them.