But, in what one real-life player called a “tremendous irony,” Richard Jewell has been similarly criticized for distorting facts about the Jewell case, specifically journalists’ role.

FILE- In this July 28, 1996, file photo, security guard Richard Jewell poses across from the tower where he found a bomb and warned visitors at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. When a bomb ...

What do Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas, Richard Jewell, Ruby Ridge, the Duke lacrosse team, Ferguson, Benghazi and President Donald Trump have in common? They all suffered from the media’s sloppy ...

Security guard Richard Jewell becomes an instant hero after foiling a bomb attack at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but his life turns into a nightmare when the FBI leaks to the media that he is their ...