Claudine Gay slammed as Sean Hannity calls Harvard President ‘copycat’ over duplicative language scandal

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Harvard University recently acknowledged the discovery of more cases of "duplicative language" in the academic work of President Claudine Gay.

This admission came as the Committee on Education and the Workforce, led by Republicans, widened its investigation into the Ivy League institution, seeking clarification on whether students and the university's leader are held to the same standards regarding plagiarism.

As a result of additional scrutiny, Harvard has identified two more instances of "duplicative language without appropriate attribution" in President Claudine Gay's academic work.

Following this news, Fox News host Sean Hannity took to X (formerly Twitter) to take a brutal dig at Gay as he shared the news with his 6.4 million followers.

In turn, many X users also slammed Gay, demanding her removal and calling her a “fraud”.

Sean Hannity calls Claudine Gay a ‘copycat’

Fox News host Sean Hannity took to X and wrote, “COPYCAT! Harvard President Claudine Gay Guilty of More 'Duplicative Language'. Through additional review, Harvard said it found two additional instances of “duplicative language without appropriate attribution.”

Hannity’s tweet also featured an article from his official website titled, “COPYCAT! Harvard President Claudine Gay Guilty of More 'Duplicative Language'.”

In the article, it was reported that Harvard has found some instances of duplicative languages in Claudine Gay’s academic work.

It came following the ongoing investigation into Gay as she was already under fire for multiple instances of plagiarism in previous academic papers.

Moreover, on the evening of Wednesday, December 20, The Harvard Corporation, the university's highest governing body, released a summary of its review.

The statement revealed that President Gay will be requesting three corrections from Harvard's Office of the Provost concerning her 1997 PhD dissertation, according to The Harvard Crimson.

More than a week ago, the Harvard Corporation stated that an independent review by distinguished political scientists found no violation of Harvard's standards for research misconduct in President Claudine Gay's work.

However, they announced that she would proactively request four corrections in two articles to include citations and quotation marks that were initially omitted.

Last week, President Gay submitted corrections to the two articles published in 2001 and 2017.

Nevertheless, the recent discovery of additional instances of "duplicative language without appropriate attribution" in her 1997 dissertation is an embarrassing setback for the prestigious university.

Internet calls Claudine Gay ‘fraud’

After Fox News host Sean Hannity called out Claudine Gay for being guilty of more duplicative language, several people on X slammed her.

One person wrote, “I'm sure it's difficult to write a paper when she's never had an original thought,” and another suggested, “She should resign or be fired.”

One more X user called out Gay, adding, “What’s taking so long to let her go!” and another had a similar opinion, “Well! Ask her to resign no more cover up!”

One person simply wrote, “She is disgrace to Harvard.”

One more person took a jibe at Gay as they said, “How about just calling her a "fraud",” and another wrote, “Fancy glasses trying to look smart. That’s why they call them cheaters.”

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.