Good Morningg lovely people,

I would write a rebuttal to the situation, keep it simple and describe in your own words what happened. Let them know that an incident did occur but there was nothing physical or threatening that happened. Ask for copies (you are legally entitled to this) of what is in your personnel folder. A slight correction is that the company is required to do and investigation and if there was any kind of witness they must speak to that person.

If you have concerns after this and feel singled out for any reason consult an employment attorney for a 1 hour sit down to see if they have any other advice. Save copies of what you write and be sure to cc your personal email just in case. Good luck.

You're wanting to judge another employee when you don't know the nature of what a possible connection would be? You aren't able to be that judge. Interesting that you question their character without cause, but I get it. Perception matters and whether it was a provided quote on quote, or a 'I believe this is what I heard' vs what you actually said. It's a tough spot. BUT what is apparent that unprofessionalism in the workplace has occurred, and if they truly relied on that witness you would not be there, IMO, any longer. You should be held accountable with the argument, as they should too, as there is no room for such tempers in the workplace. Dispute what? Your argument, your behaviors, or are they confirming that they believe you threatened them? Again, I feel you would not be there now if that was conclusive evidence, but a written counseling from the snapshot and pov provided IMO is very much warranted. I would have also liked to read assigned learnings on how to handle workplace disagreements. Take it and grow from this situation.