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Headline Roundup February 19th, 2019

Turn in Jussie Smollett Attack Case Raises Concerns About Bias

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Actor Jussie Smollett claims he was attacked last month by two men who hurled racial and homophobic slurs and yelled "MAGA country." Many prominent Democrats, including presidential contenders, were quick to blame the incident on rising hostility cultivated by Trump and his supporters. But after more details emerged revealing the incident may be a hoax created by Smollett himself, some are raising concerns about bias.

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Jussie Smollett case: Hate crime or hoax?
Jussie Smollett case: Hate crime or hoax?

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Why our politics can't handle Jussie Smollett
Why our politics can't handle Jussie Smollett

CNN (Opinion)

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When actor Jussie Smollett said he had been beaten and left with a noose around his neck by two men shouting slurs and pro-Trump messages in Chicago last month, Democratic politicians couldn't issue sweeping condemnations quickly enough.

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Jussie Smollett and a Perfect Crime
Jussie Smollett and a Perfect Crime

New York Times (Opinion)

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An object lesson in what happens when people in positions of political and cultural authority indulge their biases by suspending disbelief.

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