A week ago, I received an advanced copy of a new book and film combo called The Trayvon Hoax containing explosive and compelling evidence that the key witness in the trial of George Zimmerman was a complete fraud.

In the course of a yearlong investigation, filmmaker Joel Gilbert had amassed significant evidence that Rachel Jeantel -- the woman the prosecution claimed was the last person on the phone with Trayvon Martin the night of his death -- barely knew Martin and certainly did not talk to him on that tragic night.

During the trial, Jeantel testified that Martin had told her that he was trying to lose Zimmerman, buoying the narrative that Zimmerman had instigated the fight resulting in Martin’s death. If this was a lie and Jeantel wasn’t even on the phone with Martin in those fateful moments, then the subsequent protests, riots, and increased racial tensions that roiled the nation were based on deception – a hoax.

Even though George Zimmerman was acquitted more than six years ago, politicians and media pundits still characterize the Trayvon Martin case as a prime example of rampant systematic racism in our country. Kamala Harris has tweeted that Trayvon Martin’s death “started a movement.”  Few voters remember the details of the case -- but politicians and the media seized it successfully enough to continue to push their narrative of rampant racially motivated murders of unarmed black men. 

Many still believe that Zimmerman was the aggressor in the case and that his acquittal is further evidence of systematic racism -- a belief that is heavily dependent on Jeantel’s testimony

If the past is any indication, few mainstream media outlets will cover the shocking new evidence that discredits Jeantel’s testimony. If they do, they will claim it is a needless relitigating of an old case. Or they will call revelations from court documents “character assassination” of a dead black teenager. Or they will portray the painstakingly researched evidence as a conspiracy theory.

But what if the tables were turned? What if far less damning evidence happened to play into the mainstream media’s narrative and promised to discredit someone that they did not like? Luckily, we do not have to guess what would happen. The New York Times and the Democrats just showed us -- yet again.

The Times just ran a piece -- published as a “news analysis” -- adapted from a forthcoming book by two Times reporters entitled “The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation.”

The bias is obvious, with lines like, “Mr. Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings were wrenching, as he strained to defend his character after Dr. Ford’s searing testimony.” But even more telling is that after a 10-month investigation, the most these two Ivy-league educated reporters appeared to find were a few more classmates who said they heard or saw Kavanaugh expose his penis at a party during his freshman year at Yale.

This was enough for many prominent Democrats to call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment and for news outlets to run story after story about the allegations that are -- barring any further bombshell reporting -- entirely based on eyewitness accounts of an event that would have occurred more than 30 years ago.

The similarities and differences between the Trayvon Martin revelations and the Brett Kavanaugh “bombshell” are striking and instructional.

Both cases deal with the truthfulness of a key witness in a major cultural and political event. But one case deals with potential perjury in a criminal prosecution on a charge of second-degree murder. The other case deals with a potential forgetfulness in response to vague accusations of something that would have occurred decades ago.

If it is true that Brett Kavanaugh lied about exposing himself at a freshman college party, the country will be divided further as an ensuing political circus engulfs any semblance of civility or good faith. If it is true that Rachel Jeantel lied about being on the phone with Trayvon Martin and thus her stories about about Trayvon Martin telling her that he was running away from Zimmerman were made up, it would dismantle the divisive narrative the aggressive racists roam the country looking to shoot unarmed black teenagers.

Which case will gain traction in the media? Gilbert’s film and book, The Trayvon Hoax, contains meticulously researched evidence that includes fingering Trayvon’s real girlfriend by name, Brittany Diamond Eugene, along with court documents, forensic handwriting analysis, and even DNA to prove the claim. The claims against Kavanaugh are 30-year-old hearsay from women who can’t remember any details. The way these two juxtaposed cases will be covered tells you everything you will ever need to know about the relevance of the US media today: it’s no longer relevant.