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Jussie Smollett: truth matters more than narratives

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The media jumped on a ridiculous story that has now totally unraveled. Empire actor Jussie Smollett claimed that two men assaulted him, poured bleach on him, put a noose around his neck, while telling him “this is MAGA country” in Chicago.

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Despite having done nothing wrong, backlash continues against Kentucky students

student+native+americanTruth matters. Or at least, it should.

There was a firestorm last weekend as attention was drawn to a group of young men from a Catholic school in Kentucky who attended the March for Life in Washington. In particular, a picture of one of the students went viral. The original narrative was that the students were chanting racist epithets and menacingly intimidating a Native American who began chanting a prayer of peace.
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