AP Blasted For Article Labeling Plagiarism As ‘New Conservative Weapon’ In Wake Of Claudine Gay Resignation

The Associated Press was mocked on social media Wednesday after publishing an article blaming conservatives for using plagiarism as a new “weapon” after Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned amid extensive plagiarism allegations. 

Gay announced her resignation Tuesday in the wake of mounting plagiarism accusations and criticism over her Congressional testimony on Harvard’s actions to combat anti-Semitism following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Many people celebrated Gay’s resignation as a victory for educational and moral standards, but according to the AP, the Harvard president’s departure is proof that conservatives will use plagiarism to attack higher education. 

“The downfall of Harvard’s president has elevated the threat of unearthing plagiarism, a cardinal sin in academia, as a possible new weapon in conservative attacks on higher education,” AP reporters Collin Binkley and Moriah Balingit wrote.