Rebecca Watson → Lawrence Krauss
Event Description
Watson informs Krauss of her intention to write about the topic on Skepchick and offers Krauss an opportunity to provide additional statement, context, or clarification: 'I'm going to write about the topic on Skepchick, and I'll include any additional statement you'd like if you want to provide more context or if you've changed your mind.'
Quoted Evidence
“I'm going to write about the topic on Skepchick, and I'll include any additional statement you'd like if you want to provide more context or if you've changed your mind.”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
10%
Confidence
98%
Thread Prior
75%
Reasoning
This is a journalistic outreach offering Krauss opportunity for rebuttal. The act of offering context is not a trafficking indicator; it is a legitimate press practice. No trafficking signal present.
Metadata
Date
2011-04-06(inferred)
Thread
Re: Statement in the Daily Beast?
TEXT-001-HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_03089...
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