The magazine backtracked this morning with a "
Note to Readers" and using the language, "In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie's [the alleged victim's] account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced."
That's a fancy way of saying, "She lied. We bought it. Big time. And this is so bad we have to publically admit we were wrong."
Less than a week after the original story came out, UVA
suspended every single fraternity on campus until the next semester pending an investigation.