Media Run the ‘Conservatives Pounce’ Playbook in Defense of Claudine Gay

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Harvard president Claudine Gay testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2023.

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Welcome back to Forgotten Fact Checks, a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we look at the insane media reaction to Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation, question the decision-making that allowed an op-ed about Taylor Swift’s sexuality to run in the New York Times, and cover more media misses.

Media in Denial over Gay’s Plagiarism

Brittany Bernstein

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Brittany Bernstein

Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

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