Since this subject is touchier than a Vatican summer camp, I'll preface my statements: I've never had a person tell me about an experience of sexual abuse who I haven't believed. Moreover, it's shocked me how many of my friends have been subjected to this kind of abuse. Four years ago, I could honestly say that I don't know anybody who has been raped; only, I did, and I just didn't know it. But, in these cases, they're women who I know, love, and trust. There's no reason on Earth for me not to believe them.
That out of the way:
The only way that this is a "right wing trap" as Faludi called it, is if you only focuse on the hashtag #believeallwomen. Statements like, "All survivors have a right to be believed." is common among prominent self-identifying feminists; and, it means the same thing.
Faludi also tries to make the addition of the word "all" particularly significant. It has its significance; but, it doesn't have much. The implication is still that we should believe the gender.
Imagine if the Washington Post believed the woman who falsy accused Roy Moore of rape in a political attempt to discredit his other accusers and help his campaign.
What's more, even if I were to accept Faludi's arguments and distinctions, what she's saying by insisting that we remove the word "all" is that not all women should be believed. If that's so, which women should we believe? She doesn't offer that.
I would say that we should believe women whose accusations have credibility. But, that's not #BelieveWomen. That's #BelieveEvidence, which applies to everyone, as it should.
Bari Weiss got it right a couple of years ago. It should be #TrustButVerify