Democrats and celebrities are already taking as gospel the rape allegations made in a lawsuit filed against Cornell University. In doing so, they are already attempting to destroy the lives of the men involved in the story without bothering to wrestle with any of the glaring red flags in the case that are reminiscent of rape hoaxes past.

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) has already internalized the details of the lawsuit as fact, as have celebrities such as Law & Order actress Mariska Hargitay and actress Florence Pugh. The allegations made in the lawsuit are certainly scandalous: The woman, who remains anonymous, alleges that she was forced to do drugs and then raped by seven male students, all of whom are now having their names blasted out on social media by the self-appointed court of public opinion.