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Online ‘witch hunt’ sweeps up Asians misidentified as Cornell rape accused
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What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Straits Times World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 03:11 UTC. The headline in use is “Online ‘witch hunt’ sweeps up Asians misidentified as Cornell rape accused”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Asians who share a name with one of the men accused of raping a US university student have faced a torrent of online abuse.
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Online ‘witch hunt’ sweeps up Asians misidentified as Cornell rape accused
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