I think that, perhaps, people would like to assume that the reason false rape accusations (particularly ones that make it to the point of official scrutiny) are so much rarer than rape and abuse itself is because of some sort of moral or ethical issue. But that's not the case; the reason why one of these things is rare and one isn't is because of the systems of power embedded in our society. It's far too easy (and has been easier in the past) for people to get away with rape and abuse, and it's far too difficult for people to seek justice for it. The negative consequences of even being perceived as a rape victim (recall that many are routinely accused of just 'making it up' or being complicit anyway) generally outweigh any possible gain one could have in causing harm against another person by accusing them of such a thing. For this reason alone, apart from any other concerns, it beholds us to consider accusations very seriously.

However, there are situations where this logic breaks down; where negative consequences are absent, or other wider forces are at play. For example, in the child abuse witch-hunts associated with the 'satanic panic', the accusers were being used as pawns, psychologically and psychiatrically manipulated by various paranoid groups who were obsessed with the idea of secret networks of Satanists. It's also possible to imagine situations where the direct benefit to the accuser is very great, though this should never be a reason to dismiss any accusation out of hand.

In this situation, we have no victim. There are no real negative consequences that could fall upon Yiannopoulos from making these accusations. He is in the privileged position. There is no claim that he's managed to find a victim of Nyberg willing to speak out. There is a claim at the end of the article that Breitbart is in contact with Alices parents, who have 'confirmed facts', though they have declined to comment, and there is no elaboration as to what facts have been confirmed. So potentially this might change. However, proceeding from this basic consideration, one must consider the personal history of Yiannopoulos (highly manipulative, blackmailer) the history of the publication in question (it's fucking Breitbart) the likely source of all the logs and screenshots (chan culture trolls) and much more besides. Of course, if Yiannopoulos has managed to obtain concrete evidence that Nyberg has been involved in child abuse, either directly or indirectly through the distribution of child pornography, then I am sure he will be turning this information over to some sort of legal authority. Personally, the logs seem to me to be a mixture of distasteful and concerning, but they're also chanspeaking teenagers bullshitting and trying to out-edge each other, which would seem to be born out with the stuff about white nationalism.