The Middle Eastern woman, whose name was not disclosed, reported to the Lafayette Police Department that the two men, one of whom was wearing a Trump hat, rushed her while she was walking to class around 11 a.m. The American Civil Liberties Union even commented on the now-false claim, calling on Louisianans “to reject anti-Muslim bigotry.”
One 18-year-old student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette claimed Wednesday to have been robbed by two white men of her wallet and her hijab head covering and her story instantly became fodder for those opposed to President-elect Donald Trump. The problem is, though, she made the entire thing up, according to local law enforcement.
The Middle Eastern woman, whose name was not disclosed, reported to the Lafayette Police Department that the two men, one of whom was wearing a Trump hat, rushed her while she was walking to class around 11…
