Rolling Stone Still Running Totally Debunked Rape Story Online

Mediaite columnist Joe Concha scolded Rolling Stone magazine on Media Buzz on Sunday morning because its botched campus rape story from last year is still online. It’s also the very first Google search result for “rape on campus,” he noted.

A Charlottesville police report released last week showed no evidence to back up the original story — notably, that there was never a fraternity party the night of the alleged gang rape. Columbia is set to soon release a review of the story.

Upon a Google search for “campus rape,” Concha said, the first search result is Rolling Stone‘s story.

“If I got it wrong, I’d get that down in a hurry,” Concha said, adding there is a disclaimer from Rolling Stone‘s managing editor, but nothing about the Charlottesville police report.

Concha and Susan Ferrechio of The Washington Examiner both commended The Washington Post for its more thorough reporting on the story. Concha also said Rolling Stone will be expecting multiple lawsuits over the story. In a December column, he criticized Jann Wenner, the magazine’s publisher, for his “self-serving and reckless” statement on the disputed story.

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