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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37879151
Rolling Stone magazine and a journalist have been found guilty of defamation over a false article about a gang rape at the University of Virginia.
The $7.5m (£6m) lawsuit was brought by Nicole Eramo, an associate dean from the university, who said the article had cast her as the "chief villain".
The 2014 article, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, included the rape claim of an unidentified female student.
The magazine retracted the article in April 2015, citing inconsistencies.
[...] An investigation by the Charlottesville Police Department had found no evidence that "Jackie" had been gang raped.
[...] The amount [Nicole Eramo] is due in damages will be determined at a later date.
The 10-member federal jury in Charlottesville found that Erdely, the journalist, was responsible for libel with actual malice.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by RedGreen on Sunday November 06 2016, @06:19AM
"Reading that title makes me want to tear my hair out.
The first sentence would have been a much better source for the title.
The way you wrote it, It sounds like Rolling Stone Raped someone, or maybe they "Raped" someone (with scare quotes)."
When I first saw it I was think which one of them geriatric old boys raped someone and why have I not heard of this before.
"I modded down, down, down, and the flames went higher." -- Sven Olsen
(Score: 1) by beernutz on Sunday November 06 2016, @07:55AM
Exactly my point. Click bait.