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  • 2017-11-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Stephen Hawking Accused of Sexual Misconduct? (en)
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  • Amidst a slew of reports alleging sexual assault by prominent politicians, filmmakers, reporters and photographers in late 2017, a fake news article appearing to report that distinguished theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking had been accused of sexual misconduct was published to the web site SitSetDigital.com: The article was published without any indication that it was a hoax or a piece of satire. In fact, the web site Sit Set Digital is not known for publishing fake news, which is one of the reasons some readers apparently believed the story. To its credit, Sit Set Digital quickly deleted the misinformation about Hawking, replacing it with an explanation as to how it appeared on their web site to begin with: No student has come forward to allege sexual harassment by Stephen Hawking; the story was a complete hoax. (en)
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