[GOPJ]

Their purpose was to demonstrate the susceptibility of these venues to low-quality, ideologically charged “research” that advances left-wing identity politics.

...story could explode into something serious because many of the climate change supporters cite college papers--whoops!

Excellent point - "Climate Change" is as PC and stupid as it gets... which might explain why these so-called scientists can make hundreds of 'future forecast' - that are wront - that never come true - without ever having to worry about being called on their hysteria...

[RayChuang88]

I remember when Hugh Hewitt--not exactly a friend of the President--mentioned on Twitter that settlement at Duke University over faked research papers, I KNEW this was the tip of the iceberg on a gigantic scandal that would take down academia like a house of cards.