🗞️ Story file #742
Polymarket removes contract allowing bets on Cornell students accused of sexual assault
Oct 21, 3 AM ET to Oct 22, 7 AM ET
- 8outlets carried it
- 🫏5 · 2 · 1🐘left · center · right
- 1.2 dayson the front pages
- 8front pages at once, at its peak
- 82 sof TV captions
- 18 of 20parts of a saga
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- Oct 21, 3 AM ETfirst on a front page: News Nation
- Oct 21, 11 AM ETpeak: on 8 front pages
- Oct 22, 1 AM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
📰 Spread
the front pages that ran it, hour by hour
💬 quoted: “Cornell 7”
Every outlet's first headline (8), left to right by AllSides rating
AP
Polymarket removes contract allowing wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexual assault Oct 20, 11 PM ET
CBS News
Polymarket removes bets on outcome of Cornell sexual assault case Oct 21, 10 AM ET
NBC News
Polymarket removes contract letting users bet on fate of accused Cornell students Oct 20, 9 PM ET
PBS NewsHour
Polymarket stops users from wagering on possible felony charges for Cornell students accused of rape Oct 20, 6 PM ET
The Independent
Polymarket halts bets on fate of Cornell students accused of gang rape Oct 20, 8 PM ET
News Nation
Polymarket removes Cornell contract after outcry, spokesperson says Oct 21, 3 AM ET
The Hill
Polymarket blocks wagers on fate of Cornell students accused of sexual assault Oct 21, 11 AM ET
New York Post
Polymarket removes bets on ‘Cornell 7’ gang-rape case as activists target LeBron James, celebrity endorsers Oct 19, 6 PM ET
📡 Broadcast
TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it
📺 On TV
- ALPHA DELTA PHI FRATERNITY CNN, 34 s
- PEGGY INFLATED HER SCHOOL GRADES Fox News, 25 s
- Amid Fraternity Sexual Assault Allegations CNN, 23 s
🧶 Retelling
what people online made of it
🦗 Nobody's retelling it online yet, as far as the daily reports of the last week can tell.
🗣️ names in it: Polymarket Cornell University Activists LeBron James Celebrity endorsers
🔎 Checking
what the fact-checkers looked into
🧐 No fact-checker has taken it on yet.
🧵 Persistence
the running story it belongs to
🧵 Cornell sexual assault case
District attorney declined to review additional evidence in Cornell rape case
Oct 3, 2 PM ET
New York governor appoints Attorney General as special prosecutor in Cornell rape case
Oct 2, 5 PM ET
Letitia James takes over Cornell gang rape investigation
Oct 3, 12 PM ET
Woman in Cornell rape case faces threats, lawyer says
Oct 5, 11 AM ET
Cornell faculty prepare no-confidence vote against administration
Oct 6, 10 AM ET
Defense attorney calls for NY AG to recuse from Cornell investigation
Oct 6, 8 AM ET
Cornell student seeks removal of New York AG as special prosecutor
Oct 8, 11 AM ET
Cornell appoints former Deputy AG to review sexual misconduct handling
Oct 6, 2 PM ET
Cornell university investigates alleged rape allegations
Oct 8, 6 PM ET
Cornell accuser describes alleged 2024 gang rape incident
Oct 9, 11 AM ET
Cornell accuser faces threats and swatting
Oct 8, 6 PM ET
NY attorney General faces bar ethics complaint over Cornell 7 case
Oct 2, 5 PM ET
Cornell accused seeks gag order on public statements
Oct 13, 3 PM ET
Cornell faculty debate no-confidence resolution
Oct 15, 1 PM ET
Cornell suspends fraternity parties for rest of academic year
Oct 15, 5 PM ET
Cornell president acknowledges not reviewing police report on alleged gang rape
Oct 15, 4 AM ET
Cornell president admits not following up on gang rape allegation
Oct 13, 2 PM ET
Polymarket removes contract allowing bets on Cornell students accused of sexual assault (this story)
Oct 21, 3 AM ET
Cornell Jane Doe says president questioned her rape allegation
Oct 20, 6 PM ET
Judge allows Jane Doe anonymity in Cornell sexual assault lawsuit
Oct 24, 2 PM ET