I've heard this one before. Not too smart to issue an ultimatum to your employer if you weren't expecting to get fired: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/k6467v/n_t...
"I got sacked because of my views/because I spoke up/because my employer is racist" Vs "I got myself sacked because I was an asshat".
Of course, who do you believe?
I think in life, I've found that on the whole (but not always) the more crazy and hysterical someone sounds, the less likely I am to believe them.