sympathetically, it s not journalism but affirmation. but on the internet there were people play paying close attention smollettt making and it didn t add up so they began publicly doubting his case, smollett did not answer the questions but denounce these people as racist, watch. i m pissed off. what is it that has you so angry? is that the attackers? it is the attackers and the attack. how can you doubt that? how do you not believe that? it is the truth. tucker: now, reports apparently leaked from the chicago police department say that all of this was a scam. that smollett may claim this from the beginning and hired others to carry out. we have more on the case tonight, matt joins us fromed chicago at the intersection where smollett said that he was attacked, matt.