The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Between the Scenes - Making Sense of Jussie Smollett's Alleged Attack

Season 24 • 02/19/2019

Trevor weighs in on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's unraveling hate crime claims and discusses people's tendency to embrace stories that confirm their political biases.

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Between the Scenes - Making Sense of Jussie Smollett's Alleged Attack

Trevor weighs in on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's unraveling hate crime claims and discusses people's tendency to embrace stories that confirm their political biases.
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