Harvard Kennedy School Fires ‘Misinformation
Expert’ Joan Donovan
Posted By: Hazymac, 2/4/2023 1:46:20 PM
Harvard Kennedy School is letting go of ‘misinformation expert’ Joan Donovan and ending her research project. There was reported “tension” between Donovan and the school’s dean, Douglas Elmendorf. The Washington Free Beacon has details: Report: Harvard Cans School’s Media ‘Misinformation’ Expert Harvard University is forcing out the school’s so-called misinformation expert who has led the university’s research into issues such as “media manipulation” and “adversarial media movements,” the Harvard Crimson reported. Harvard Kennedy School dean Douglas Elmendorf informed Joan Donovan, a noted expert on disinformation surrounding the coronavirus, white supremacy, and critical race theory, that she must leave the Ivy League school by the summer of 2024, according to the Crimson. Donovan,
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Okay. That's good. One lunker soon to go. No one is going to mistake her for Donovan Leitch, who weighs less than her jowls alone. Now, when will the Tampa Bay Times eighty-six their mendacious offshoot, PolitiFact? When feral pigs fly, I'm sure. Leftist "fact checkers" would make good deep sea anchors for cargo ships.