That’s how it should be.

I think the ‘always believe the accuser’ thing is not from the police but more a current social media trend.People want to look like they’re on the ‘right’ side.

Opinions = fashion accessories

I still cant get over two Nigerian Body builders being such Trump fans, just shows you how well he is doing..

With things like the Covington Catholic school and now this, you'd think the media would be more careful before peddling fake news...

It's not fake news though, the incident actually happened, whether it was a set up or not is another matter (which should also be reported about)

many news media were so keen for it to be true they just ran it as so

They were just reporting on an incident that did happen though and the guys statement :shrug:

Is there an 'always believe the accuser' trend?

Isn't it more of a 'take all accusations seriously and investigate'?

There are people in this thread still acting like they don't know what happened here, or even more ridiculously, still trying to malign the people who expressed skepticism initially. This is what happens when you adhere to an ideology. Any ideology is going to diverge from reality sooner or later, causing this type of cognitive dissonance where people can't accept reality.

You need to brush up on what constitutes fake news before you try to brand stories with that label.

The Covington story wasn't as initially painted, and this one seems to have been orchestrated by Jussie himself. They're pushing the boundaries for true news quite a bit tbh

All USA News keeps playing his ABC News Live interview
with him telling porkies


He needs to come clean
on CNN HD

They are developing stories, not fake news.

Fake news is something that's completely false that is published to push an agenda or garner a reaction. Smollet was actually attacked, it's just not known whether or not he orchestrated it or not.

How do we know he was attacked, there's no evidence for this. For all we know, his two friends might have given him the mild bruises in his apartment, and then met him at the CCTV blindspot to hand him the rope.

The Police interviewed the 2 Nigerians
who got paid by him
Thats why the police let them go.


Every News
is saying he lied.

Still not fake news no matter how hard you try to make it so. Whether it was a fake attack or not, it's still an attack. People aren't questioning it happened, people are questioning whether it was orchestrated or not.

It's a developing story.

Chicago Police now want to Interview Him
again.

For anyone who was wondering what kind of stupid name Jussie is:


spoilered for size

What is the point of this?

Nothing, I just saw it and thought it was funny, and someone upthread questioned what kind of name "Jussie" is.

You said "what kind of stupid name"

Jussie is a nickname for Justin, I don't find that stupid at all :shrug:

No different to a Nicholas being called Nicky. :shrug:

Lol a nickname haha hilarious.

Oh wow god forbid someone shorten their name

Sorry I'll update with actual news

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...1&d=1550702123
http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/foru...1&d=1550702135

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago detectives suspect that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett filed a false police report when he said he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago late last month, a police official said Wednesday.

Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi also said Wednesday that detectives and two brothers who were earlier deemed suspects in the Jan. 29 attack were testifying before a grand jury.

Smollett’s attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor P. Henderson, met with prosecutors and police earlier Wednesday afternoon. It’s unknown what was discussed or whether Smollett attended the meeting. The attorneys didn’t reply to requests seeking comment.