What We Know About False Rape Accusations

It's actually a sliver of social science, though one that's rarely discussed on empirical terms.by Sydney BrownstoneThe idea that false accusations are rare is true, but doesn't tell the whole story. Jensine Eckwall
You've probably already heard that they're exceptionally rare, comprising somewhere between two and 10 percent of rape accusations. But in a piece for Quartz, Sandra Newman explains what we know about people who make false rape accusations, which are often treated as if they're a com