Author of fake Rolling Stone gang-rape article admits her ‘mistake’

Published October 21, 2016 3:08pm ET



Sabrina Rubin Erdely, the author of the discredited Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia, admitted under oath Thursday that she had made mistakes in her reporting.

Erdely was called to the stand because Rolling Stone is now being sued by U.Va. dean Nicole Eramo, who was negatively portrayed in the now-retracted article.

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