An investigation into claims that a high school football team was harassed and called anti-black racial slurs didn't find any evidence it ever occurred. The incident allegedly happened during a Nov. 4 game between two high schools in the state of Washington. It’s the latest example of a disturbing trend of allegations of anti-black hate crimes not being true. Another day, another hate crime debunked.
Regarding the incident, initially, parents, coaches, and players from the Lakes High School football team claimed they were called the N-word and other racial slurs by the student section of Stanwood High School, according to radio talk show host Jason Rantz. Kory Eggenberger, Lakes High School football coach, and other accusers said the slurs were first said during pregame warmups and continued throughout the contest.
We may have another hate speech hoax on our hands. Local media claimed -- as fact -- that a football team and its cheerleaders suffered endless taunts with the n-word at a recent game. We're told coaches reported it to the refs at the time and it kept occurring. /1
— Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) November 10, 2022
Yet many were skeptical of the validity of this claim almost immediately. Important details of the incident were disputed right from the start, Rantz asserted. And, perhaps most importantly, actual video footage of the game appeared to show that no racial slurs were ever used, the Jason Rantz Show reported. It appears if not for the diligent...
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