The Cornell Jane Doe Hoax and Media Cover-Up, and Kelly Clarkson Goes to War Over Mechanical Bird, with Emily Jashinsky | Ep. 1416

October 12, 2026

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The Cornell Jane Doe Case: How a Legal Standard Became a Culture War Battle

On a Saturday afternoon in October, Megyn Kelly and Emily Jashinsky spent over an hour dissecting what they see as a coordinated media and legal campaign built on a false premise: that a woman who voluntarily consumed drugs and alcohol, then described a night of consensual sexual encounters in her own sworn statement to police, was gang-raped.

The case centers on a Cornell University student who alleged she was sexually assaulted by multiple men at a fraternity house. But the evidence, as Kelly repeatedly emphasizes, tells a different story. "Jane Doe's testimonial to the police in the six pages gives you an intimate play-by-play of the entire seven hours where she made decisions, yes to this, no to that, yes to this, no to that."

The Legal Standard That Defines the Case

The core legal question, Kelly argues, is not complicated. Under New York law, for a rape charge to stick when the alleged victim was intoxicated, prosecutors must prove "physical helplessness" — a standard that case law has interpreted to mean unconsciousness. "Jane Doe does not even allege that," Kelly says. "She was awake and conscious and dealing with these men."

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What you'll learn

1 (01:00) **Welcome and Episode Preview** - Megyn Kelly introduces the show and teases the major segments: the Cornell Jane Doe case, Alex Cooper's involvement, and the Kelly Clarkson mechanical bird story.
2 (04:29) **Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" and the Cornell Case** - Megyn and Emily Jashinsky analyze Alex Cooper's podcast episode on the Cornell case, arguing it embodies the dangers of fourth-wave feminism.
3 (15:58) **The Legal Standard: Physical Helplessness** - Megyn explains the only relevant legal question in the Cornell case, arguing Jane Doe's own sworn statement proves she was not physically helpless.
4 (26:35) **The Danger of Mainstreaming Raunch Culture** - The hosts discuss how Alex Cooper's influence has been normalized and celebrated, despite being dangerous for women.
5 (33:10) **The Timeline and Sworn Statement** - The hosts dissect the timeline of Jane Doe's actions, arguing her own evidence undermines her claim of rape.
6 (39:33) **Media Cover-Up: CBS New York and The New York Times** - Megyn reveals that CBS New York intentionally omitted key text messages from Jane Doe that undermined her rape claim.
7 (46:55) **Resurrecting Old Hoaxes: The Mattress Girl** - The hosts criticize journalist Tara Palmeri for interviewing "Mattress Girl" Emma Sulkowicz, whose own rape claim was found not credible.

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Guests on this episode

Megyn Kelly Emily Jashinsky

Show Notes

Megyn Kelly is joined by Emily Jashinsky, host of "After Party," to discuss Alex Cooper’s now claiming “I am Jane Doe” as she does an episode of "Call Her Daddy" on the Cornell case, her disgusting past comments and her hypocrisy today, how she is endangering young women, how so many like Alex Cooper were missing during the “Me Too” movement, Alex Cooper's terrible episode with a Cornell professor guest who specializes in "misogyny," the absurd term “himpathy” that makes no sense in this case, the lies about the Cornell story put out in the episode, how the corporate media is covering up the truth about Jane Doe’s problematic texts, how we know the media is purposely avoiding publishing certain texts, Kelly Clarkson's bizarre decision to go to war with a Brooklyn shop over a $15,000 mechanical bird, her class anxiety on display as she tries to shame the store, the store firing back as the internet memes the incident, what the Kelly Clarkson mechanical bird story really reveals about celebrity culture, the truth about what likely happened in that shop, the breaking news of the raid at Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, the key questions about Ilhan Omar’s past marriage and whether she married her brother, the James Talarico “flu” story timeline that is raising serious questions, the strange audio call with the Ohio mental health facility, the state of the Texas senate race, and more.

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