{"id":2418834,"date":"2025-04-02T08:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-pat-mcafee-facing-massive-lawsuit-over-internet-rumor-scandal-coordinated-cyberattack\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:43:42","slug":"espn-pat-mcafee-facing-massive-lawsuit-over-internet-rumor-scandal-coordinated-cyberattack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-pat-mcafee-facing-massive-lawsuit-over-internet-rumor-scandal-coordinated-cyberattack\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN, Pat McAfee Facing Massive Lawsuit Over Internet Rumor Scandal: &#8216;Coordinated Cyberattack&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fespn-pat-mcafee-facing-massive-lawsuit-over-internet-rumor-scandal-coordinated-cyberattack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418834&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pat McAfee, a host on ESPN and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-fighting-for-college-football-became-the-biggest-battle-of-my-career\/\" title=\"The College Football Fight: My Career&#039;s Ultimate Battle\">popular media figure<\/a>, is under legal scrutiny after discussing a harmful rumor about a University of Mississippi student, Mary Kate Cornett, on his show. The incident occurred in February 2025 during a live broadcast from the NFL Scouting Combine, where McAfee mentioned a baseless rumor involving Cornett that quickly spread on social media. The unsubstantiated claim has significantly impacted Cornett\u2019s life, leading to threats, anxiety, and forced online classes for her safety.<\/p>\n<p>Cornett has publicly denounced the rumor, describing it as a &#8220;intentional and coordinated cyberattack.&#8221; She has faced emotional distress and personal safety issues, prompting her family to take <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">measures including hiring forensic investigators<\/a> and reporting the incident to law enforcement. they have also launched a GoFundMe campaign to establish a foundation aimed at supporting victims of similar defamatory online attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The situation emphasizes the consequences of rumor-mongering in the digital age, with many commentators expressing outrage at McAfee&#8217;s actions and the lax response from ESPN. Cornett&#8217;s family insists they will pursue legal action against those responsible for spreading the defamatory details.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>ESPN&rsquo;s Pat McAfee has made quite a name for himself thanks to his reach on media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kyle-rittenhouse-finally-released-on-2-million-cash-bond\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse FINALLY Released on  Million Cash Bond\">social media &#038;mdash<\/a>; now he&rsquo;s facing a lawsuit from a college student who accuses him of ruining hers.<\/p>\n<p>The voluble host of &ldquo;The Pat McAfee Show,&rdquo; which is carried by ESPN and has almost 3 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ThePatMcAfeeShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube subscribers<\/a>, is officially a football analyst, but he&rsquo;s known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-espns-pat-mcafee-stops-program-talk-salvation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for comments<\/a> that stray far from the X&rsquo;s and O&rsquo;s of gridiron play.<\/p>\n<p>When he did that in late February to spread an apparently baseless rumor about a University of Mississippi student, he invited what could be a massive lawsuit against him.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 26, on a show from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, McAfee made a national conversation of a rumor that an Ole Miss &ldquo;dad had sex with son&rsquo;s girlfriend.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The topic had zero to do with the NFL Scouting Combine, though McAfee managed to work it into the conversation when the prospects of Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart came up.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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It then gained traction on X and collided with the sports talk ecosystem to become a top trending topic that day,&rdquo; The Athletic&rsquo;s Katie Strang wrote.<\/p>\n<p>And then McAfee made it part of a national show.<\/p>\n<p>On a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/stand-with-mary-kate-against-defamatory-cyber-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe page<\/a> established by her father, Cornett describes the experience in terms that are by turns bitter and furious:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have been the victim of a deliberate and coordinated cyberattack spreading categorically false and defamatory information,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Partially and wholly edited screenshots, fake AI generated videos and manipulated photographs have been promoted by irresponsible social media participants and amplified by thousands of fake accounts. Not to be outdone by the Bots, Irresponsible independent social media influencers with apparent ties to Barstool Sports and even major public figures like Antonio Brown and Pat McAfee who hosts ESPN&rsquo;s College Game Day have d these utter and complete lies with zero interest in the truth, but instead spreading outlandish conjecture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic report goes into considerable detail about the effects the rumor has had on Cornett&rsquo;s life. She has received vile, threatening messages from strangers. She has been forced to take classes online because of the atmosphere on campus and even moved into emergency housing for security her dorm could not provide.<\/p>\n<p>Her mother&rsquo;s home in Houston was &ldquo;swatted.&rdquo; Her &ldquo;89-year-old grandfather received a call in the middle of the night; the caller taunted him about his granddaughter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And Cornett has had it. She and her boyfriend have denied the rumor in no uncertain terms, but she wants to do more.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would like people to be held accountable for what they&rsquo;ve done,&rdquo; she said, according to The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re ruining my life by talking about it on your show for nothing but attention, but here I am staying up until 5 in the morning, every night, throwing up, not eating because I&rsquo;m so anxious about what&rsquo;s going to happen for the rest of my life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the GoFundMe post, Cornett&rsquo;s family has hired &ldquo;forensic data investigators&rdquo; to find the source of the rumor.<\/p>\n<p>But the goal of the fundraiser is not for investigative expenses or legal bills, the post states.<\/p>\n<p>It is to collect &ldquo;seed capital establishing a foundation focused on helping innocent victims of similar defamatory cyber attacks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The episode where McAfee made the comments is below. The &ldquo;rumor&rdquo; part lasts about two minutes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Pat McAfee Show Live From The NFL Combine | Wednesday February 26th 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kcHJRlSS9KY?start=5987&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>ESPN, an ostensible sports network known for skewing its coverage to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-lambasted-shamelessly-cheering-decline-white-quarterbacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fit its own agenda<\/a>, declined to comment, according to The Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>McAfee did not respond to The Atlantic&rsquo;s request for comment, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>But there were plenty of comments on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, and it was tough to find even one defending McAfee or ESPN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNPR?\">@ESPNPR<\/a> had no comment on this story is inexcusable <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/smWVAoecKd\">https:\/\/t.co\/smWVAoecKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/38Godfrey\/status\/1907081623155191997?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have a pretty good vocabulary. I don&rsquo;t have the words to describe how vile this is. &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatieJStrang?\">@KatieJStrang<\/a>&#8297; w a terrifying read on the impact of irresponsible rumor spreading under the guise of reporting<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2LQNU8unqn\">https:\/\/t.co\/2LQNU8unqn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dana O&rsquo;Neil (@DanaONeilWriter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaONeilWriter\/status\/1907048322872803690?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the mother of a teenage daughter, I can&rsquo;t stop thinking about this story. This is what passes for &ldquo;journalism&rdquo; these days. This disgusting bro behavior has to end.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqCCFnnl5G\">https:\/\/t.co\/aqCCFnnl5G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corri Hess (@CorriHess) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CorriHess\/status\/1907157812913865011?\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  The Atlantic report did not provide details of Cornett&rsquo;s legal strategy or specify a goal, but article does make clear that her family is serious about making a case.<\/p>\n<p>And the GoFundMe post makes it crystal clear:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have filed reports with University of Mississippi campus police, local police and the FBI,&rdquo; Cornett&rsquo;s statement said. &ldquo;Rest assured, all criminal charges and civil remedies will be pursued vigorously.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The outspoken host of &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show,&#8221; which airs on ESPN and boasts nearly 3 million YouTube subscribers, is primarily known as a football analyst. However, his comments often extend beyond the technical aspects of the game. In late February, he sparked controversy by discussing an unfounded rumor about a University of Mississippi student during his show at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. This rumor suggested that an Ole Miss father had inappropriate relations with his son&#8217;s girlfriend and was unrelated to the event at hand.<\/p>\n<p>While McAfee did not mention anyone by name, he indicated that this rumor was widely circulated online. The allegation involved Mary Kate Cornett, an 18-year-old freshman who had only learned about it herself shortly before it went viral on social media platforms like YikYak and X (formerly Twitter). According to The Athletic, Cornett described her experience as being subjected to a coordinated cyberattack filled with false information that spread rapidly across various platforms.<\/p>\n<p>In response to this situation, Cornett expressed her frustration on a GoFundMe page created by her father. She stated she had been targeted by malicious rumors and called for accountability from those perpetuating these lies for attention. Despite denying the allegations alongside her boyfriend, she emphasized how deeply this incident has affected her life.<\/p>\n<p>Cornett&#8217;s family is taking legal action against those responsible for spreading the rumors and has reported incidents related to their safety concerns stemming from this situation. They are also seeking funds not just for legal expenses but to establish support for victims of similar defamatory attacks in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights widespread criticism directed at both McAfee and ESPN regarding their handling of such sensitive topics without regard for truth or impact on individuals&#8217; lives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picture-2025-04-01T231342.984.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5851,4585,37009],"class_list":["post-2418834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-espn","tag-lawsuit","tag-pat-mcafee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picture-2025-04-01T231342.984.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418834"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418838,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418834\/revisions\/2418838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}