You tell us … is a guy wearing a “bacon suit” in the stands actually making an anti-Semitic slur against the opposing team? Hilary Rosen seemed to think so. (Here’s a screenshot of her now-deleted tweet.)
Look at the guy in the “bacon suit”. This is a Georgetown #Hoyas fans anti-Semitic smear to the Syracuse team. #Cuse pic.twitter.com/9QeMlUBwdm
— Hilary Rosen (@hilaryr) December 16, 2017
The chief of staff for Georgetown’s Turning Point USA chapter begged to disagree.
This is utterly ridiculous. This guy is my friend, and he wears the suit because his last name is Bacon. Don't create your own narrative and delete this tweet.
— Harrison Nugent (@_harrisonnugent) December 16, 2017
You know his last name is bacon and we wear it to every home game?
— Nicolo Orozco (@OrozcoNicolo) December 16, 2017
Hey @hilaryr, this is not at all the case. If you aren’t in it for the likes, please send a DM to learn what the suit was actually about and maybe delete the inflammatory post.
— Nicolo Orozco (@OrozcoNicolo) December 16, 2017
He’s not a bigot. Please delete this inflammatory tweet that uses misinformation
— Nicolo Orozco (@OrozcoNicolo) December 16, 2017
Rosen eventually deleted the tweet, after following CNN’s #FactsFirst methodology to get to the bottom of it.
I couldn't tell if you were being serious initially but your follow-up tweet indicates that you are. I…don't think this is what you think it is.
— Scott Conroy (@ScottFConroy) December 16, 2017
How ready to be offended do you have to be to make this claim? How big of a jerk do you have to be to ignore the replies (even after you asked for them) and keep this up for 4 hours? This is @CNN. pic.twitter.com/vaQ5AolrAm
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) December 16, 2017
Oh my, @hilaryr the ratio on your tweet is amazing, and you've broken the "think first, then tweet" rule. https://t.co/UrmXn3wIF7
— Dan Mahaffee (@hoyadan) December 16, 2017
Desperate reach for Outrage fail! (@hilaryr) #CusevsGTown
(THX @aarond23!) pic.twitter.com/UNLXIdI9Bg
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) December 16, 2017
Even if I could find the notorious bacon suit in the picture, why would Syracuse be a target of anti-semitism, and how would a bacon suit drive the point home?
— tipyerbartender (@tipyerbar) December 16, 2017
How do you know this was an anti Semitic gesture? You have a responsibility to be accurate/informed and not just throw out assumptions, do you not? https://t.co/RC8DqNJBsP
— Dan (@smats88) December 16, 2017
I'm Jewish, a Georgetown student, and was at the game. You're wrong, libelous, stupid, and probably went to Syracuse
— Ben Goodman (@bgNYsports6411) December 16, 2017
You should be extremely embarrassed by this. I hope there are repurcussions for you implying someone is a racist.
— Timothy (@TRY1974) December 16, 2017
It’s a good thing you didn’t jump to conclusions and call an innocent Georgetown student an “anti-Semitic bigot” on a worldwide forum like Twitter!
— RaisedontheRadio (@RaisedonAMRadio) December 16, 2017
I hope he sues you for defamation of character. You can't just call someone Anti-Semitic or Racist on a whim.
— Tenn Star (@TheTennStar) December 16, 2017
This guy’s name is Bacon and you smeared him to the world. I hope he sues.
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) December 16, 2017
Publish smear first, research second. #CNN
— Razor (@hale_razor) December 16, 2017
“A Democrat on CNN” in her bio is lulz AF after this
— Will (@Oil_Guns_Merica) December 16, 2017
Facts first!
