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  • 2017-10-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Michael Moore Accused of Sexual Harassment? (en)
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  • Numerous allegations of sexual harassment have been made against former film executive Harvey Weinstein recently, which may be why satirical web site Freedom Junkshun was inspired to publish a story on 17 October 2017 that painted documentarian Michael Moore in a similar light. According to the site: In reality, Fox News reported no such thing. Freedom Junkshun is a long-standing publisher of false information. The site includes this disclaimer: However, that did not stop conservative social media users from trying to pass the story off as legitimate: As is commonplace, other websites—Conservative Columns, The Star Chronicle, USA First Information, and Defense Patriot—regurgitated the fake story without including a satirical disclaimer of their own. In reality, Moore criticized Weinstein in a Facebook post on 13 October 2017, saying: We contacted Moore seeking comment on Freedom Junkshun's story. Weinstein, the former co-founder of Miramax and the Weinstein Company, has been accused by more than 60 women of sexually harassment or assault in the wake of reports by both the New York Times and the New Yorker this month, detailing a pattern of alleged abuse. He was subsequently fired from the Weinstein Company as well as expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Police in London and Los Angeles have opened investigations regarding Weinstein, while New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman is reviewing whether Weinstein committed civil rights violations. (en)
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