False claims about Lanez's case went viral on social media over the weekend, prompting Megan's attorney to threaten legal action: "They're going to face consequences."

On Friday evening, almost two years after Tory Lanez was convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion, posts on X (formerly Twitter) blared stunning “news” about the case: that a California appeals court had “found Tory Lanez to be innocent” and would “reinvestigate” the case to see if he was “unfairly prosecuted.”

The claims, which appear to have first been posted by an account called Akademiks TV run by the popular blogger and podcaster DJ Akademiks, came with a screenshot of an official-looking document signed by three judges. Numerous commenters celebrated that the singer had seemingly been vindicated.

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Instead, the appeals court merely issued a procedural order acknowledging that it had received a new petition from Lanez’s legal team and would consider it alongside his other appeals. That’s all that occurred – something that was obvious to anyone who actually read the document. Lanez challenges to the conviction remains pending, and they continue to face long odds for success.

With a false story circulating, the internet quickly swung into gear. Meghann Cuniff, a popular legal journalist who has closely covered the Lanez...

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