Fucking dead right he should!
If anybody makes an allegation like that then they have to be 100% sure, absolutely 100% sure.
If they aren’t absolutely 100% sure yet still go ahead with the allegation and they are proven wrong then yes, they should be punished, otherwise we will have false allegations flying around all over the place.
I know you were referring to the Holgate incident so I’ll bite and respond in kind....
He made an allegation that wasn’t heard by anybody, anybody that was closer to Firmino than he was, even his own teammates.
He couldn’t possibly be 100% sure that a racist comment was aimed at him and therefore, having it been found a false allegation, he should be punished accordingly and so should Brewster if the circumstances are the same