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The term “gaslighting” is quite popular in today’s politically-charged atmosphere. Put simply, it’s if you say the opposite of what happened enough, people will start to question their own senses and believe you.

Enter Real Salt Lake forward Corey Baird.

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“We won a ball in their half. Aaron (Herrera) got it and it was a two-v-one against their outside back. That’s a play I think everyone’s done a million times,” he said. “I was able to get a touch in front of their outside back and he brought me down.”

Yes, the RSL player is insisting that Jake Nerwinski’s tackle on him was indeed a penalty, despite numerous replays showing that there was no contact before him going down in the 20th minute of Saturday’s game with the Vancouver Whitecaps, drawing a penalty kick that led to the game’s only goal.

Referee Drew Fischer, who immediately pointed to the spot, didn’t have the benefit of slow-motion instant replay. The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) did, however, but despite the several angles on the broadcast feed that were available to them, elected not to initiate a video review of the call.