I would like to preface this by saying I am more interested in seeing actual statistics than forming an opinion to support a side for this thread. Hopefully this helps.
I got this quote from regular website but I’ll attach the research papers abstract at the bottom. I don’t have jstor or any other academic journal sites that may have access to full study.
“Our research shows that threats to make false accusations are common in situations where women perpetrate violence against men. 73% of men who experienced female-perpetrated violence reported that their partner threatened to make false accusations versus less than 3% of males in the general population. Among men who experience female-perpetrated violence, 56% said their female partners actually did make false accusations that he physically or sexually abused her, compared to less than one percent in the general population.”
If her side of the report is true, on top of Beard saying he has evidence of her starting it, then it’s certainly possible she made parts of the story up. Again, I’m not highlighting this study to try and prove a one side over the other. I want the truth just like the rest of us do, whatever that may be.
I highlighted a sentence in the abstract that show this study, just like most study’s, are not perfect.