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Jussie Smollett and the rise of American hate hoaxing

10 December 2021

6:45 PM

10 December 2021

6:45 PM

So Jussie Smollett, the world’s most notorious hate hoaxer, has at last been found guilty of lying to the police. 

Smollett, you may remember, was the actor who wanted to get even more famous so badly that he hired two brothers to put on ski masks and pretend to be Trump-supporting racists who spotted him in public.

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