Consider two different stories of accusations of wrongdoing. In one, multiple different sources tell multiple different news outlets the same story. In the other, there is no evidence, and even those the accuser says can corroborate the story are unable to do so.

What we have here is a contrast between the allegations that the Saudi government murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi just days ago, and separately, the 36-year-old misconduct allegations raised last month against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.