Truth vs. Truthiness

The following points are differences between the news coverage and the movie, "The Laramie Project."

New York Times/Other Media Coverage                                   “The Laramie Project” Film
Matthew and Aaron were crystal meth users  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Movie doesn't mention this

Matthew was raped in Morocco on a high school trip  - - - - - - - - - - -    Movie doesn’t mention this

Aaron McKinney is bisexual - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - -   Movie doesn’t mention this                                                                                        chest moving up and down

Police officer discovered a doe that was - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Movie doesn't mention this
     "protecting" Matthew while he was
      tied to the fence.

Cremation of Matthew Shepard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    Movie doesn't mention this

McKinney pleaded for two consecutive - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Movie doesn't mention this
     life sentences instead of death penalty


Matthew's mother, in an interview with Ellen  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A young man on a bike mistook him
     DeGeneres, said police officers found                                                 for a scarecrow until he noticed his
     Matthew