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FSU president calls out ‘The Hunting Ground’ propaganda

By Ashe Schow

Published November 16, 2015 10:40pm ET

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FSU president calls out ‘The Hunting Ground’ propaganda — Florida StateÂ is the second university to publicly denounce "The Hunting Ground." Last week, nineteen law professors at HarvardÂ wrote a letterÂ about the negative and false portrayal of one of the school's students in the film. (AP Photo) | Mark Wallheiser

On Thursday, CNN will air a propaganda film masquerading as a documentary called “The Hunting Ground.” The film purports to show that rape is rampant on college campuses, and relies on debunked statistics and faulty accusations to do so.

The president of Florida State University (my alma mater), John Thrasher, has issued a statement condemning the film and its false portrayal of the university. FSU is featured prominently in the film.

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