This afternoon, the Washington Post published a detailed — and pretty devastating — report blowing even more holes in Rolling Stone’s dubious account of an alleged gang rape at UVA.
Three UVA students mentioned in Rolling Stone's rape article dispute magazine's account http://t.co/l0Cq8WIuPu
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/zhanover/status/542810016311705600
New, highly detailed WaPo article smashes what's left of the UVA rape story into little bits. http://t.co/CGcJNo4cGe
— Byron York (@ByronYork) December 10, 2014
But Vox “education reporter” Libby Nelson doesn’t understand why the Post would bother with such a labor-intensive endeavor:
https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542817020807348224
https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542818728690589696
Maybe she should be worrying about the damage caused by narrative journalists like Sabrina Rubin Erdely.
https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542819473481560064
The point is that Erdely and Rolling Stone screwed up big time — and baselessly dragged UVA through the mud in the process.
https://twitter.com/libbyanelson/status/542820570493358081
Ahem:
@libbyanelson You know what WON'T prove it? Absolutely NO further reporting. @kevincarey1 @JHWeissmann
— Rob GobbleGobble (@RobGeorge) December 10, 2014
Bingo.
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/542820824823369728
https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/542820437248724992
Vox reporter asks why the Washington Post is interested in discovering whether Erdely’s story is true. It’s endemic. http://t.co/TeGNuXZtjA
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) December 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/542820173716422656
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/542820581461458945
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/542819794597470208
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/542821914012811264
@libbyanelson @washingtonpost Uh, the truth? Alien concept, eh Libby?
— Grits'nGravy (@GermanShepher10) December 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Tark31/status/542821060203143168
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/542824643313156096
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