James O'Keefe, the guy who likes to record undercover videos and cut them to put his subjects in a bad light, went to the Washington Post with a fabricated story about Roy Moore in order to bust them.
The Washington Post didn't bite:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/inves...=.70b4e4c65f21
Quote:
In a series of interviews over two weeks, the woman shared a dramatic story about an alleged sexual relationship with Moore in 1992 that led to an abortion when she was 15. During the interviews, she repeatedly pressed Post reporters to give their opinions on the effects that her claims could have on Moore’s candidacy if she went public.
The Post did not publish an article based on her unsubstantiated account. When Post reporters confronted her with inconsistencies in her story and an Internet posting that raised doubts about her motivations, she insisted that she was not working with any organization that targets journalists.
But on Monday morning, Post reporters saw her walking into the New York offices of Project Veritas, an organization that targets the mainstream news media and left-leaning groups. The organization sets up undercover “stings” that involve using false cover stories and covert video recordings meant to expose what the group says is media bias.
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There is a strong campaign underway to discredit the women that have accused Moore.
Same with the Hollywood cases though newspapers don't print people's stories without some checking. They conduct multiple interviews, check if the account is consistent with the pattern of behaviour learned from other interviews (which is why there usually has to be multiple accusers), check the times/places match up and any supporting evidence (i.e proof they knew the alleged abuser at the time). The idea you can walk in and spin any old story is naive even for Keefe.