DON’T LET FACTS GET IN THE WAY of the preferred narrative.

Ultimately, though, from where I sit in Charlottesville, to let fact checking define the narrative would be a huge mistake. . . .

It is no accident that the article came out, and it became apparent almost immediately that there were very tangible things we needed to discuss.

Yes, the story was sensational. But even the most sensational story, it seems, can contain frightening elements of truth.

Julia Horowitz is an assistant managing editor at The Cavalier Daily, the University of Virginia’s student newspaper.

Earlier: Facts don’t matter. Only the narrative does. “While the details of this one case may have been misreported, this does not erase the somber truth this article brought to light.”