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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: 3, Informative) by maxwell demon on Sunday November 06 2016, @08:23PM
Not being American certainly helps not hearing about it. ;-)
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday November 06 2016, @09:15PM
They do have international editions all over the world...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 07 2016, @01:58AM
You did not know what rolling stone was, but you did know what "UVA" was?
I find that hard to believe and one my friends graduated from UVA.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Monday November 07 2016, @07:24PM
No, I didn't know what UVA was. But I immediately knew that I didn't know what UVA was. I didn't mistake UVA for something completely different.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.