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StevieM

(10,499 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:51 AM Sep 2018

Drudge Report Dragged For Promoting Hit Piece On The Wrong 'Christine Ford'

Conservative website Drudge Report shared an article on Monday that attempted to smear the credibility of a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school. But the hit piece, published by another outlet, targeted the wrong person.

Drudge Report tweeted a link to a story published on Grabien News that claimed it had discovered a trove of negative reviews written by former students of a professor named Christine Ford.

“Christine Ford is the worst educator I have experienced,” one former student wrote in a review on RateMyProfessor.com. “Avoid taking her class and avoid any interaction with this person.”

But Grabien News’ sloppy sleuthing led them to the wrong Christine Ford. Christine A. Ford, the subject of the harsh reviews, is a licensed social worker who taught at California State University Fullerton.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/drudge-report-christine-ford_us_5b9ff404e4b04d32ebfb2c91

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Drudge Report Dragged For Promoting Hit Piece On The Wrong 'Christine Ford' (Original Post) StevieM Sep 2018 OP
Drudge Report is one of the worst fake news outlets I have ever experienced ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #1
More dickishness. Midnight Writer Sep 2018 #2
Good Grief! How horrible for both Christine Fords! How low can you go?? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #3

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
1. Drudge Report is one of the worst fake news outlets I have ever experienced
Tue Sep 18, 2018, 01:54 AM
Sep 2018

I avoid them like the plague.

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