How the Media Failed Again on the Jussie Smollett Hoax By Debra Heine
https://pjmedia.com/video/how-the-media-failed-again-on-the-jussie-smollett-hoax/
Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s weeks-long reign as (liberal) America’s intersectional sweetheart came to an inglorious end this weekend when it was revealed in multiple reports that he paid his two Nigerian pals to stage a fake hate crime against him last month in Chicago.
Many (perhaps most) Americans from the beginning suspected that Smollett tried to manufacture a hate crime to make Trump supporters look bad. But not the Mainstream media. They fell for it hook, line, and sinker.
You would think that after falling for “tribal elder” Nathan Phillips’ dubious claims, last month — to the point of being legally culpable — the media would be a bit more circumspect.
But no. When presented with another enticing opportunity to demonize Trump supporters, they jumped like Pavlov’s dogs at the chance.
TMZ broke the original version of the story late last month in a report alleging that Smollett was the victim of a vicious hate crime:
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