Lawrence Krauss → Peter Aldhous
Event Description
Lawrence Krauss responds to BuzzFeed inquiry, denying allegations of sexual harassment. He requests that if a story is published, his responses be quoted fully to avoid distortion or out-of-context reporting.
Quoted Evidence
“I do not sexually harass people... if you decide to go ahead with a story... I would like you to quote my responses fully in order not to distort them.”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
5%
Confidence
95%
Thread Prior
15%
Reasoning
This is a denial and rebuttal of sexual harassment allegations. Per the DENIAL/REBUTTAL RULE, the underlying allegation itself (sexual harassment) is scored separately; the denial does not constitute trafficking activity and should not be flagged.
Metadata
Date
2017-12-11(exact)
Thread
Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment
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