Fake hate crimes: Tall tale hoaxes

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A different kind of media coverage has marked the Jussie Smollett trial. Alleged hate crime hoaxes are quite common, but it is, as Doug McKelway reports, uncommon for media outlets to devote the same coverage to an alleged hoax as they devote to an initial accusation.

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