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===2006 Lacrosse case===
===2006 Lacrosse case===
In 2006, three Duke players were falsely accused of raping an African American woman. The lead prosecutor, Michael Nifong (who has since been disbarred) insinuated that this could have been a hate crime. After the media convergence on the trial, problems began appearing within the woman's story, as she began to contradict herself. [[Ann Coulter]] wrote several columns in the players' defense. Soon, the players were aquitted by DNA evidence, however, the damage had been done. The 2006 season was canceled, and the players lost their reputations.
In 2006, three Duke players were falsely accused of raping an African American woman. The lead prosecutor, Michael Nifong (who has since been disbarred) insinuated that this could have been a hate crime. After the media convergence on the trial, problems began appearing within the woman's story, as she began to contradict herself. [[Ann Coulter]] wrote several columns in the players' defense. Soon, the players were aquitted by DNA evidence, however, the damage had been done. The 2006 season was canceled, and the players lost their reputations.
:{{Lhs|New York|Times}} sports reporter Joe Drape could have been an early hero for the truth, but when Drape began to divert from the favored storyline of Times editors, he was replaced by another reporter, Duff Wilson, who hewed more closely to the pro-prosecution slant preferred by the liberal editors at the Times ...<ref> [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2007/09/19/new-book-destroys-credibility-nyts-duke-lacrosse-rape-coverage News Busters]</ref>
==References==
==References==
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