YOU SAID:
they statements are suspect, if not outright wrong.
INTO JAPANESE
彼らはあからさまに間違っていないにしても、彼らは疑わしい。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They are suspicious, if not blatantly wrong.
INTO JAPANESE
彼らは露骨に間違っていないにしても、疑わしいです。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
They are suspicious, if not blatantly wrong.
You've done this before, haven't you.