Rolling Stone UVA Rape Story Incorrect

Last month, Rolling Stone published an article about a rape story that took place at a fraternity house at the University of Virginia. Obviously, there was a ton of backlash towards greek life and UVA. Last week sources were questioning the story and if it was even true. On Friday Dec 5th, Rolling Stone came out and stated that the story may not have been completely true. Rolling Stone issued a statement regarding the article.

"In the face of new information reported by the Washington Post and other news outlets, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie's account. The fraternity has issued a formal statement denying the assault and asserting that there was no "date function or formal event" on the night in question. Jackie herself is now unsure if the man she says lured her into the room where the rape occurred, identified in the story, as "Drew," was a Phi Psi brother. According to the Washington Post, "Drew" actually belongs to a different fraternity and when contacted by the paper, he denied knowing Jackie. Jackie told Rolling Stone that after she was assaulted, she ran into "Drew" at a UVA pool where they both worked as lifeguards. In its statement, the Phi Psi says none of its members worked at the pool in the fall of 2012. A friend of Jackie’s (who we were told would not speak to Rolling Stone) told the Washington Post that he found Jackie that night a mile from the school's fraternities."

So basically Rolling Stone admitted that there were discrepancies in the story and then pointed the finger at the girl. While yes, it is partially her fault, the author of the article Sabrina Erdely did not fact check any of the story. None of it. I don't get how you publish an article in such a largely read magazine and not fact check it at all. Especially when it's about such a critical thing. When rape is involved I don't think there's any room for error. This fraternity and UVA were catching so much heat for something that they didn't even do. Rolling Stone is once again proving that they should not be trusted. Remember that time they put the Boston bomber on the front of their magazine and treated him like a rock star? Sick moves, Rolling Stone. The fact that no one at Rolling Stone fact checked any of this story is incredibly irresponsible. Then they apologize to "anyone affected by this story", so you're apologizing to the state of Virginia, Fraternities country wide and UVA? It's really a shame everything that happened.

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