Over the past 20 years, only 2-10% of rape accusations are proven to be fake, argue the authors of a 2010 US study.
Official figures suggest the number of rapes and sexual assaults which are never even reported or prosecuted far outweighs the number of men convicted of rape because of fake accusations.
We should be skeptical of the notion that it is common for women to say they've been sexually abused when they haven't.
It's not.
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