The students from Covington Catholic High School were cleared of any wrongdoing after an independent investigation funded by the diocese found they were not the instigators of the viral incident with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., last month. “Some of the students asked the chaperones if they could do their school cheers to help drown out the Black Hebrew Israelites,” said the final investigative report, which was obtained by Fox News. “We found no evidence of offensive or racist statements by students to Mr. Phillips or members of his group,” the report stated. The Covington students – in particular Sandmann – were vilified online after a short viral video widely misrepresented their actions as allegedly harassing Phillips following the pro-life demonstration. Their coverage of the Covington case was a disgusting mix of unethical journalism, incompetence, and left wing agenda.

Source: Fox News February 13, 2019 19:19 UTC