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Empire actor Jussie Smollett, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after his hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Chicago.

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It sure seems like Jussie Smollett perjured himself

Kaylee McGhee White · December 8, 2021 5:23 pm

Police detective testifies Jussie Smollett held ‘dry run’ of hate crime hoax

Ryan King · November 30, 2021 9:23 pm

FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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A culture that praises victimhood will always encourage hate crime hoaxes

Zachary Faria · September 30, 2021 8:42 pm

Tennessee high school students evacuated after active shooter ‘hoax’

Jake Dima · August 10, 2021 3:01 pm

Rockies should change their name to the ‘Jussie Smolletts’

Rockies should change their name to the ‘Jussie Smolletts’

Christopher Tremoglie · August 10, 2021 12:00 am

Black student admits to racist KKK graffiti hoax at Michigan college: Police

Jake Dima · April 9, 2021 3:15 pm

How a wife-pimping con artist tricked a Harvard divinity professor

Charlotte Allen · October 9, 2020 3:00 am

FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

Special prosecutor: State attorney who dropped Jussie Smollett charges engaged in ‘abuses of discretion’

Anthony Leonardi · August 17, 2020 7:10 pm

'Alice Munro is NOT dead': Twitter turns on hoaxer after fake report of demise of Canadian author

Tim Pearce · November 12, 2019 10:45 am

FILE - In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago. The latest twist in the Jussie Smollett saga is the revelation of a possible conflict of interest by the special prosecutor investigating why prosecutors dropped charges accusing the actor of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself. Dan Webb disclosed this week he once co-hosted a political fundraiser for a figure central to his investigation, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx. A Cook County judge must now decide if bias or the appearance of bias renders Webb's position untenable. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

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Jussie Smollett: I’m nothing like that little girl who actually apologized for fabricating a hate crime hoax

Becket Adams · October 2, 2019 3:09 pm

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A lone idiot spreads fake news, prompting Olive Garden to defend itself

Becket Adams · August 26, 2019 7:31 pm

The Little Mermaid.

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Why do you need to invent online outrage?

Madeline Fry Schultz · July 11, 2019 5:38 pm