Don't be silly, even the police at first though Smollett was the victim. Claiming this was anything other than normal reporting is just silly. Trump has set out to cover his stupidity by making out the media are out to get him, and unfortunately ridiculous stunts like this are jumped on by Trump...
Complete BS. It was reported exactly the way anything would have been covered with the facts as they were known at the time. Coverage has been duly amended as more facts have become known. This is normal journalistic practice. How else would YOU have covered it?