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662. Illinois State can’t ‘verify the use of a racial slur’ by fan / A black basketball player, and subsequently his coach, claimed a basketball fan at Illinois State University hurled a racial slur at him during a game. However, an exhaustive investigation, including i / 2024-01-30
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Type of hoax: suspected
Date: 2023-12-11
Location: Normal Illinois
Summary: Illinois State University interviewed 47 people and reviewed footage from various cameras and could not "verify" a racial slur was used by a fan and directed at a Norfolk State University basketball player.