I am trying to get a list of posts to display on a RecyclerView in a fragment in Android Studio using Java I do have the ".setAdapter()" code displayed but I am still receiving this error message and I have been stuck on this for a week. I am sure it is something Stupid but here is my fragment, my adapter, and the XML file for the fragment
Fragment
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
import com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.Adapter.PostAdapter;
import com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.Model.Post;
import com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.R;
import com.google.firebase.auth.FirebaseAuth;
import com.google.firebase.database.DataSnapshot;
import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseError;
import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseReference;
import com.google.firebase.database.FirebaseDatabase;
import com.google.firebase.database.ValueEventListener;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
public class HomeFragment extends Fragment {
    private RecyclerView recyclerView;
    private PostAdapter postAdapter;
    private List<Post> postLists;
    private List<String> followingList;
    ProgressBar progressBar;
    @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                             Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_home, container, false);
        LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getContext());
        linearLayoutManager.setReverseLayout(true);
        linearLayoutManager.setStackFromEnd(true);
        progressBar = view.findViewById(R.id.progress_circular);
        checkFollowing();
        recyclerView = view.findViewById(R.id.recycler_view_story);
        recyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true);
        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
        postLists = new ArrayList<>();
        postAdapter = new PostAdapter(getContext(), postLists, true);
        recyclerView.setAdapter(postAdapter);
        return view;
    }
    private void checkFollowing(){
        followingList = new ArrayList<>();
        DatabaseReference reference = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("Follow")
                .child(FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser().getUid())
                .child("following");
        reference.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
            @Override
            public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
                followingList.clear();
                for(DataSnapshot snapshot:dataSnapshot.getChildren()){
                    followingList.add(snapshot.getKey());
                }
                readPosts();
            }
            @Override
            public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError databaseError) {
            }
        });
    }
    private void readPosts(){
        DatabaseReference reference = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("Posts");
        reference.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
            @Override
            public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
                postLists.clear();
                for(DataSnapshot snapshot: dataSnapshot.getChildren()){
                    Post post = snapshot.getValue(Post.class);
                    for(String id:followingList){
                        if(post.getPublisher().equals(id)){
                            postLists.add(post);
                        }
                    }
                }
                postAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
                progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            }
            @Override
            public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError databaseError) {
            }
        });
    }
}
PostAdapter
import android.content.Context;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.Model.Post;
import com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.Model.User;
import com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.R;
import com.google.firebase.database.DataSnapshot;
import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseError;
import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseReference;
import com.google.firebase.database.FirebaseDatabase;
import com.google.firebase.database.ValueEventListener;
import java.util.List;
public class PostAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<PostAdapter.ViewHolder> {
    public Context mContext;
    public List<Post> mPosts;
    //private FirebaseUser firebaseUser;
    public PostAdapter(Context mContext, List<Post> mPosts, boolean b){
        this.mContext = mContext;
        this.mPosts = mPosts;
    }
    @NonNull
    @Override
    public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(@NonNull ViewGroup viewGroup, int i) {
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(mContext).inflate(R.layout.post_item, viewGroup, false);
        return new ViewHolder(view);
    }
    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull final ViewHolder viewHolder, final int i) {
        //firebaseUser = FirebaseAuth.getInstance().getCurrentUser();
        final Post post = mPosts.get(i);
        Glide.with(mContext).load(post.getPostimage()).into(viewHolder.post_image);
        if (post.getDescription().equals("")){
            viewHolder.description.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        } else {
            viewHolder.description.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            viewHolder.description.setText(post.getDescription());
        }
        publisherInfo(viewHolder.image_profile, viewHolder.username, viewHolder.publisher, post.getPublisher());
    }
    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return mPosts.size();
    }
    public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder{
        public ImageView image_profile, post_image, like, comment, save;
        public TextView username, likes, publisher, description, comments;
        public ViewHolder(@NonNull View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            image_profile = itemView.findViewById(R.id.image_profile);
            post_image = itemView.findViewById(R.id.post_image);
            comments = itemView.findViewById(R.id.comments);
            like = itemView.findViewById(R.id.like);
            comment = itemView.findViewById(R.id.comment);
            save = itemView.findViewById(R.id.save);
            username = itemView.findViewById(R.id.username);
            likes = itemView.findViewById(R.id.likes);
            publisher = itemView.findViewById(R.id.publisher);
            description = itemView.findViewById(R.id.description);
        }
    }
    private void publisherInfo(final ImageView image_profile, final TextView username, final TextView publisher, final String userid){
        DatabaseReference reference = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance().getReference("Users").child(userid);
        reference.addValueEventListener(new ValueEventListener() {
            @Override
            public void onDataChange(@NonNull DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
                User user = dataSnapshot.getValue(User.class);
                Glide.with(mContext).load(user.getImageurl()).into(image_profile);
                username.setText(user.getUsername());
                publisher.setText(user.getUsername());
            }
            @Override
            public void onCancelled(@NonNull DatabaseError databaseError) {
            }
        });
    }
}
XML for the fragment
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".Fragment.HomeFragment">
    <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
        android:id="@+id/bar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground">
        <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="?android:attr/windowBackground">
            <RelativeLayout
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
                <ImageView
                    android:layout_width="180dp"
                    android:layout_height="35dp"
                    android:src="@drawable/zapster_logo"
                    android:id="@+id/logo"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="-20dp"
                    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
                    android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
                <ImageView
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
                    android:src="@drawable/ic_inbox"
                    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
                    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" />
            </RelativeLayout>
        </androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar>
    </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>
    <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/bar">
        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical">
            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:id="@+id/recycler_view_story"
                android:layout_margin="5dp"
                android:layout_below="@id/bar"/>
            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:id="@+id/recycler_view"
                android:layout_below="@id/recycler_view_story"/>
        </LinearLayout>
    </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/progress_circular"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Post Model
package com.example.zapster_picture_sharing.Model;
public class Post {
    private String postid;
    private String postimage;
    private String description;
    private String publisher;
    public Post(String postid, String postimage, String description, String publisher){
        this.postid = postid;
        this.postimage = postimage;
        this.description = description;
        this.publisher = publisher;
    }
    public Post(){
    }
    public String getPostid() {
        return postid;
    }
    public void setPostid(String postid) {
        this.postid = postid;
    }
    public String getPostimage() {
        return postimage;
    }
    public void setPostimage(String postimage) {
        this.postimage = postimage;
    }
    public String getDescription() {
        return description;
    }
    public void setDescription(String description) {
        this.description = description;
    }
    public String getPublisher() {
        return publisher;
    }
    public void setPublisher(String publisher) {
        this.publisher = publisher;
    }
}