College student reflects on impact of viral online rumor that 'ruined' her life
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College student reflects on impact of viral online rumor that 'ruined' her life
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In February, an online rumor went viral claiming an Ole Miss sorority sister slept with her boyfriend's father. Then someone attached Mary Kate Cornett's name and photo to it. In her first TV interview, Cornett tells Tom Llamas the rumor “has zero truth to it” and is now fighting back. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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In February, an online rumor went viral claiming an Ole Miss sorority sister slept with her boyfriend's father. Then someone attached Mary Kate Cornett's name and photo to it. In her first TV interview, Cornett tells Tom Llamas the rumor “has zero truth to it” and is now fighting back. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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Mary Kate Cornett speaks out after salacious rumor upended her life
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Mary Kate Cornett speaks out after salacious rumor upended her life
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“All because of an internet rumor that has zero truth to it, zero.” Mary Kate Cornett watched in horror as a salacious rumor about her went viral first on social media then in the national media. She speaks out to Tom Llamas in her first TV interview about what happened, how she has struggled ever since, and how she is taking action now. See the complete interview tonight on Nightly News. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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“All because of an internet rumor that has zero truth to it, zero.” Mary Kate Cornett watched in horror as a salacious rumor about her went viral first on social media then in the national media. She speaks out to Tom Llamas in her first TV interview about what happened, how she has struggled ever since, and how she is taking action now. See the complete interview tonight on Nightly News. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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Mary Kate Cornett, a freshman at the University of Mississippi, addresses a viral rumor accusing her of inappropriate behavior with her boyfriend's father in an exclusive interview with NBC News' Tom Llamas. Pat McAfee, who did not mention Cornett by name and ESPN, declined to comment. | NBC News
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Mary Kate Cornett, a freshman at the University of Mississippi, addresses a viral rumor accusing her of inappropriate behavior with her boyfriend's father in an exclusive interview with NBC News' Tom Llamas. Pat McAfee, who did not mention Cornett by name and ESPN, declined to comment. | NBC News
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College student says a viral rumor 'ruined' her life
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Nearly five months after first talking about a viral internet rumor on his show, Pat McAfee made a public apology to then Ole Miss college freshman Mary Kate Cornett, found at the center of a vicious and false rumor. McAfee says he met with Mary Kate and her family recently to apologize. The ESPN host said he has since learned the story “was not true”. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports. | NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
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