Half of them probably didn’t even read the actual article. Not trying to defend Cole here either.
I don't really care what happens to Beasley in Buffalo. He left my team so he's dead to me. I rarely keep up with former Cowboys' careers (players like DeMarcus Ware are the exception because I wanted him to get a Super Bowl ring if we couldn't).
However, as a newspaper editor, I certainly believe in getting all the facts before a conclusion can be reached, instead of jumping to one based on a sound bite. Those posting on social media and many internet "reporters" aren't held to the same standard, so we end up with situations like this where more than half the people who read a post/article fly off the handle with absolutely no idea of the context of the quote or, in many cases, what the truth is because of slanted reporting for the sake of views.
We live in an age of misinformation where fair and accurate reporting is needed more than ever IMO because of all the unfair and inaccurate reporting that circulates and, according to studies, actually gets more views and shares than real news.
I'm not saying the reporting on Beasley is inaccurate (it seems fairly presented), but the Twitter post was clearly worded to drive up interest in it instead of being an accurate representation of the article.