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pnwmom

(108,994 posts) Mon Sep 17, 2018, 01:57 PM Sep 2018

An article is being spread around the internet accusing Ford's students of hating her,

though the article has been updated to say the writers had mixed her up with another Christine Ford.

So if you see something like this, please pass on the update.

https://news.grabien.com/story-somethings-wrong-her-christine-fords-students-savage-her-rev

Editor's Note: We apologize for the error, but we've since learned there are two Christine Fords working in clinical psychology in California and we wrote this report about the wrong Christine Ford. We regret not going to greater lengths to ensure this was indeed the same Christine Ford. Please do not share this article with anyone (and if you have, delete it/withdraw it); we are only leaving the page up so you can see this important update.

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An article is being spread around the internet accusing Ford's students of hating her, (Original Post) pnwmom Sep 2018 OP

Raw Story---it was Matt Drudge and targeted the wrong Ford!!.............. riversedge Sep 2018 #1

Thanks! pnwmom Sep 2018 #2

Doesn't matter that it's the wrong person gratuitous Sep 2018 #3

Hmmm - Maybe it's the 1,200 Hate Radio stations in every nook and cranny of this country maxrandb Sep 2018 #4

riversedge

(70,299 posts)

1. Raw Story---it was Matt Drudge and targeted the wrong Ford!!..............

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:02 PM

Sep 2018

Raw Story Verified account @RawStory
5m5 minutes ago

Right-wing media massively fails in attempt to smear Kavanaugh accuser — and targets the wrong Christine Ford
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/right-wing-media-massively-fails-attempt-smear-kavanaugh-accuser-targets-wrong-christine-ford/

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/right-wing-media-massively-fails-attempt-smear-kavanaugh-accuser-targets-wrong-christine-ford/

Right-wing media massively fails in attempt to smear Kavanaugh accuser — and targets the wrong Christine Ford

17 Sep 2018 at 13:51 ET

Right-wing media personality Matt Drudge on Monday completely crashed and burned in his latest attempt to smear Christine Blasey Ford, who has gone on the record to accuse Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of trying to rape her when they were both teenagers,

Specifically, Drudge promoted an article at Grabien News claiming to show that Ford got poor ratings from her students, some of whom purportedly described her as having a “dark personality” on the Rate My Professors website.
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However, doing the slightest bit of detective work reveals that the article is targeting the wrong person.

In fact, the RateMyProfessors page refers to a Christine A. Ford, who taught at the social work department at California State University Fullerton, and who actually received only five reviews — two of which rated her as “awesome,” two of which rated her as “average,” and only one of which rated her as “awful.”

Christine Blasey Ford, meanwhile, is a professor of clinical psychology at Palo Alto University who has never worked at Fullerton.

Some of Drudge’s followers chimed into inform him that he was attacking the wrong Chrstine Ford, but as of this writing, he still has not deleted the tweet.....................................................

pnwmom

(108,994 posts)

2. Thanks!

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:04 PM

Sep 2018

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. Doesn't matter that it's the wrong person

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:05 PM

Sep 2018

It will now pass into the realm of "truth" as dictated by Drudge, Breitbart, and other outlets of dubious credibility, where it will cross over into the Foxosphere and become legitimate for some obscure reason.

maxrandb

(15,353 posts)

4. Hmmm - Maybe it's the 1,200 Hate Radio stations in every nook and cranny of this country

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 02:40 PM

Sep 2018

Including hundreds that have their offices and studios in Blue Cities that went 70-30 for Democrats.

Gee - I wonder if there is anything we can do about that?

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