Lol, you’re fine, there’s no karma here. relax. xD

Downvote is against the post, not against the user.

Usually around the fediverse (aka: platforms like Lemmy) are more left-leaning, so by default, people assume you’re trolling, but it’s fine. In the English language, some people ask questions that seem innocent, but is secretly trying to push an agenda. People just assumed that it was what you were doing.