A National Geographic writer falsely said in a new book that Kyle Rittenhouse killed two black men in Wisconsin in 2020. Kara Cooney wrote in “The Good Kings” that Rittenhouse “used his semi-automatic weapon to kill two black men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, while waging a glorious race war on behalf of his inherited white power.” Rittenhouse shot three white men in Kenosha during riots there. He was acquitted on all charges by a jury late last year. Cooney, who appears to be white, said on Twitter that the misinformation “was my mistake, and I apologize.” “So yeah, tiny detail of the book with a big mistake about a massive American issue. And that’s on me. But the white supremacy is still a problem. And the misogyny is still a problem,” she added. Cooney and National Geographic Publishing, the book’s publisher, did not respond to requests for comment. Cooney is an …
National Geographic Writer Falsely Says Kyle Rittenhouse Killed ‘Two Black Men’
January 6, 2022
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