Fact check: Elizabeth Coast lied repeatedly claiming that she was assaulted by Jonathon Montegomery. Based on her testimony alone and no other evidence, Montgomery was convicted and sentenced to 45 years of prison. He was only released 4 years later when Coast confessed. The media of course praised her for having the courage to confess, after taking over 4 years of a man's life with her lie. She was only sentenced to 2 months in response. You want to know why some men react in a viscerally negative manner to believe all women. Its because we are constantly gaslit by claims that this doesn't happen and that false accusation are overblown, while women lie constantly to save their own skins.

1. Summary of the results

The core elements of the case are confirmed: Elizabeth Coast falsely accused Jonathan Montgomery of sexual assault, leading to his wrongful imprisonment ^[1]. The false accusation stemmed from Coast being caught viewing pornography and fabricating a sexual abuse story to explain her behavior to her parents ^[2]. Montgomery was indeed convicted solely based on Coast's testimony ^[3], and Coast later confessed to lying, receiving a sentence of 2 months that could be served on weekends ^[1]. She was also ordered to pay $90,000 in restitution ^[3].

However, some details in the original statement were incorrect:

• Montgomery was sentenced to 7.5 years, not 45 years ^[2]
• He served 4 years before being released ^[1]

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The statement needs to be contextualized within broader statistics about false accusations:

• Academic research consistently shows that false rape accusations occur at rates between 2-10%, with most studies finding rates around 4-5% ^[4]
• The UK Home Office research indicates only 4% of sexual violence reports are found or suspected to be false, which is similar to false reporting rates for other types of crimes ^[5]
• There's often confusion between false allegations and cases that are simply difficult to prove ^[5]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains several problematic elements:

• The claim that "women lie constantly" is not supported by the evidence. Statistical data shows false accusations are relatively rare ^{[4] [5]}
• The statement uses a single case to make broad generalizations about false accusations, while ignoring the statistical context
• The emotional language ("gaslit," "constantly") suggests a broader narrative that isn't supported by the data

The case clearly demonstrates a serious miscarriage of justice, but it's important to note that:

1. It represents an outlier rather than a typical pattern

2. The legal system eventually provided some remedy through Montgomery's release and financial restitution ^[3]

3. The statement's extrapolation from this single case to broader claims about women's credibility is not supported by the available data