Every idiot may have thought that. Wiser (conservative) minds immediately knew it was a hoax to generate publicity for Smollett in his contract negotiations.
Deportation-a good reward for telling the truth. Should not have taken part in this ‘crime’.
"For some reason, African-Americans, we were like oddly quiet. What they didn’t understand is that we were supporting him with our silence. Because we understood that this n****** was clearly lying."