Harvard Kennedy School Must Retract its Anti-Black Article “Disinformation creep”
The American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) Advocacy Foundation is collecting signatures in support of its campaign to have Harvard Kennedy School’s Misinformation Review retract its article Disinformation creep: ADOS and the strategic weaponization of breaking news.
The article—which has been shown to contrive misinformation about our grassroots reparations movement—deliberately misrepresents our movement to the public and grossly distorts our mission of racial justice. And when #ADOS activists on social media dispute the article’s baseless, obscene allegations and object to the biased involvement of a political action committee in the research, they are blocked by the article’s authors. E-mails and phone calls to Misinformation Review’s editorial staff have all gone unanswered
This behavior directly contradicts the journal’s claim that “[a]ny cases of ethical misconduct will be treated very seriously.” And with members of the journal’s own editorial board having publicly stated that they would have “recommended rejecting the piece” owing to its deficient methodology and spurious findings, it is clear that the only appropriate course of action for those involved with Disinformation creep is to retract the article, apologize to the #ADOS movement, and publish our rebuttal.
By adding your name to this petition, you will be taking a stand with us against misinformation and denouncing this singularly egregious example of weaponizing prejudiced scholarship against the most severely marginalized group in America.
Updates
October 1, 2021
WE JUST CRUSHED THE 500 SIGNATURE MARK!! THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THIS DEMAND FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE!!!
Reached 500 supporters
September 30, 2021
September 26, 2021
WE JUST BLASTED PAST 100 SIGNATURES!! THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR TRUTH IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND I AM TOTALLY HYPED!!
September 24, 2021
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! WE ARE SHOWING HARVARD THAT THEY CANNOT IGNORE THE TRUTH ANY LONGER BECAUSE OUR ENERGY IS UNDENIABLE!! LET US KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THEM UNTIL THIS RETRACTION HAPPENS!!
Reached 100 supporters
September 23, 2021
229 Comments
Those involved with the writing and publication of the "Disinformation Creep" piece should apologize and allow the rebuttal from #ADOS advocacy leaders to be published immediately. This dilemma, which is clearly a shot at free thought and speech, can be turned into a positive by facilitating dialog.
I stand with the ADOS Advocacy Foundation. Harvard smeared a grassroots, Black liberation advocacy group. They should retract that hit piece disguised as scholarship.
Not sure how an institution built by slaves, who is also the “brain trust” of EUGENICS, can continue to punch down on the descendants of slavery unchecked. Harvard need to retract and publish #ADOS’ rebuttal.
Yes, there have to be consequences for unethical behavior especially when you have these types of smears and allegations against a movement fighting for a bottom caste in this country. Not retracting this article is a stain on the academic community at large.
It's sad in 2021 white institutions are able to blatantly lie on organic grassroots movements for justice, liberty and equity to push anti Black American narratives. Even more sad that today their using Black faces to disguise their bigotry as progressive
Make it right.. and never assert to restrict the grass-roots tactics of Black americans to determine our own future and what we require..
HarvardKennedySchool #ShorensteinCenter #Recant #PoisonIvy #CrimsonSmear #ADOS #ADOSAF Retract. Atone. Publish the ADOS Advocacy Foundation’s #rebuttal: https://adosfoundation.org/in-our-defense #HarvardKennedySchool #ShorensteinCenter #Recant #PoisonIvy #CrimsonSmear #ADOS #ADOSAF #Rebuttal Retract. Atone. Publish the ADOS Advocacy Foundation’s rebuttal. #ADOS #ADOSAF
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Harvard Kennedy School Must Retract its Anti-Black Article “Disinformation creep”
The American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) Advocacy Foundation is collecting signatures in support of its campaign to have Harvard Kennedy School’s Misinformation Review retract its article Disinformation creep: ADOS and the strategic weaponization of breaking news.
The article—which has been shown to contrive misinformation about our grassroots reparations movement—deliberately misrepresents our movement to the public and grossly distorts our mission of racial justice. And when #ADOS activists on social media dispute the article’s baseless, obscene allegations and object to the biased involvement of a political action committee in the research, they are blocked by the article’s authors. E-mails and phone calls to Misinformation Review’s editorial staff have all gone unanswered
This behavior directly contradicts the journal’s claim that “[a]ny cases of ethical misconduct will be treated very seriously.” And with members of the journal’s own editorial board having publicly stated that they would have “recommended rejecting the piece” owing to its deficient methodology and spurious findings, it is clear that the only appropriate course of action for those involved with Disinformation creep is to retract the article, apologize to the #ADOS movement, and publish our rebuttal.
By adding your name to this petition, you will be taking a stand with us against misinformation and denouncing this singularly egregious example of weaponizing prejudiced scholarship against the most severely marginalized group in America.
Updates
October 1, 2021
WE JUST CRUSHED THE 500 SIGNATURE MARK!! THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THIS DEMAND FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IS ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE!!!
Reached 500 supporters
September 30, 2021
September 26, 2021
WE JUST BLASTED PAST 100 SIGNATURES!! THIS LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR TRUTH IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND I AM TOTALLY HYPED!!
September 24, 2021
THIS MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! WE ARE SHOWING HARVARD THAT THEY CANNOT IGNORE THE TRUTH ANY LONGER BECAUSE OUR ENERGY IS UNDENIABLE!! LET US KEEP THE PRESSURE ON THEM UNTIL THIS RETRACTION HAPPENS!!
Reached 100 supporters
September 23, 2021
229 Comments
please retract this anti-black and anti-ADOS article, that paints the only black focused politically driven action group. This is in line with Harvards history of using black people and their position to keep us as a permanent underclass and sabotaging our empowerment movement
Those involved with the writing and publication of the "Disinformation Creep" piece should apologize and allow the rebuttal from #ADOS advocacy leaders to be published immediately. This dilemma, which is clearly a shot at free thought and speech, can be turned into a positive by facilitating dialog.
I stand with the ADOS Advocacy Foundation. Harvard smeared a grassroots, Black liberation advocacy group. They should retract that hit piece disguised as scholarship.
Not sure how an institution built by slaves, who is also the “brain trust” of EUGENICS, can continue to punch down on the descendants of slavery unchecked. Harvard need to retract and publish #ADOS’ rebuttal.
Yes, there have to be consequences for unethical behavior especially when you have these types of smears and allegations against a movement fighting for a bottom caste in this country. Not retracting this article is a stain on the academic community at large.
It's sad in 2021 white institutions are able to blatantly lie on organic grassroots movements for justice, liberty and equity to push anti Black American narratives. Even more sad that today their using Black faces to disguise their bigotry as progressive
Make it right.. and never assert to restrict the grass-roots tactics of Black americans to determine our own future and what we require..
HarvardKennedySchool #ShorensteinCenter #Recant #PoisonIvy #CrimsonSmear #ADOS #ADOSAF Retract. Atone. Publish the ADOS Advocacy Foundation’s #rebuttal: https://adosfoundation.org/in-our-defense #HarvardKennedySchool #ShorensteinCenter #Recant #PoisonIvy #CrimsonSmear #ADOS #ADOSAF #Rebuttal Retract. Atone. Publish the ADOS Advocacy Foundation’s rebuttal. #ADOS #ADOSAF
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please retract this anti-black and anti-ADOS article, that paints the only black focused politically driven action group. This is in line with Harvards history of using black people and their position to keep us as a permanent underclass and sabotaging our empowerment movement