BYU Student Newspaper Scoops MSM On 'Racial Slur' Story

A college volleyball player alleged spectators hurled racist abuse at her, but the claims were never proven — and it took a student newspaper to expose the truth as major left-wing media outlets ate up the story, according to The NY Post. 

The racist saga involving Brigham Young University first made national headlines late last month when Duke University sophomore Rachel Richardson went public with allegations that she had been subjected to racist slurs every time she served during a volleyball match in Provo, Utah, on Aug. 26.

But BYU dropped a bombshell last week when it revealed that its “extensive” investigation into the matter, which involved reviewing multiple videos and CCTV, had found zero evidence to support 19-year-old Richardson’s claims.

The university also issued an apology and overturned a ban on the unidentified fan who Duke officials had claimed was responsible for hurling the racist abuse at Richardson.

The results of the probe validated an Aug. 30 article published by The Cougar Chronicle — a publication run by conservative BYU students, which said they had been unable to find a single source in the crowd who heard the slur.

The article, authored by students Luke Hanson and Thomas Stevenson, detailed how a source within the BYU athletics department was also quick to question the racist allegations.

“Doesn’t surprise me that left-wing media went with a narrative before knowing the whole story,” Stevenson told The Post on Thursday of how outlets — including the New York Times and CNN — quickly ran with Richardson’s account.

Stevenson added that his outlet, too, initially believed the allegations were “legit” but that they started questioning the claims when readers began contacting them saying it never happened.