If ten people are laughing at one person... don't study the victim. Study why ten adults needed an audience to feel brave. That's where the real story hides.
Reactive abuse is one of the most sinister things a narcissist does. They push you, poke you, and provoke you in private until you finally explode in public. Now you look unstable. Now you look obsessed. And they look like they were telling the truth the whole time.