Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

The history of Tory Lanez's false DNA claims, from DJ Akademiks to Casey Anthony's expert

The rapper is to be sentenced on Monday for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. The DNA evidence in his case continues to be a source of intense online debate.

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Aug 06, 2023
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The tweet began like so many others claiming to have urgent news. “BREAKING,” it screamed in capital letters, “it was revealed in court few moments ago that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case.”

It was an explosive claim from the prominent Internet commenter DJ Akademiks, and his more than 1 million Twitter followers …

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