Complex sentence: If indeed the RTC had intended to silence FACTNet, however, they only caused more harm, as the raid gave FACTNet a rallying point and a new example of intimidation and harassment by the Church of Scientology to support their critical views.
Split into simpler sentences: If indeed the RTC had intended to silence FACTNet, their actions had the opposite effect. The raid gave the FACTNet community a rallying point and a new example of intimidation and harassment by the Church of Scientology to support their critical views.