I mean, not necessarily.
Sometimes people say things they
DO believe...especially when they want to get a reaction out of people.
As an example, let's say someone wanted to be a douchebag to
BunkyChutt
about Pro Wrestling being fake. (this is just a fresh topic that happens to fit; this isn't aimed at anyone)
Now, you could 100% believe that wrestling is fake. But you could also intentionally troll the guy by haranguing him about it, you know? Just to fuck with him, or to get a reaction out of him. And then afterwards, try covering your ass by saying
"But I can't be trolling, because it's what I really BELIEVE!!".
You see what I'm saying here?
Trolling people and then defending yourself by arguing you aren't trolling because you believe what you said...it's not a good defense because it comes down to intent, and people are just going to be like
"You meant to be a troll...you meant to be a dick about it, it wasn't a fucking ACCIDENT"
As another example, I might think that
"Gender Affirming Care" for minors is morally corrupt and would allow children to be surgically mangled or chemically scarred with hormone blockers, before they're competent enough to even form an actual opinion for themselves as an adult. But if I logged into Facebook and decided to fuck with a bunch of pro-Trans groups, just to elicit a reaction? That'd definitely be trolling.
Your problem is that after a while, people just started assuming that you were doing it with the purpose of trolling, regardless of what you personally believed. It was almost like people were imagining you making this face while you were asking questions like
"I thought Russia was a superpower? Why are they struggling so much with Ukraine? Russia isn't WEAK are they?!?"