James Tracy (conspiracy theorist)

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James F. Tracy (born October 12, 1965)[citation needed] is an American former professor.

Tracy holds a PhD degree, awarded by the University of Iowa[1] in 2002.[2] He was previously a professor of communications[3] at Florida Atlantic University[4] at Boca Raton.[5] He has espoused the view that some American mass shootings did not occur, but are hoaxes perpetrated by a conspiracy. He maintains that the Boston Marathon bombing was a false flag operation perpetrated by the United States government[5] and espoused the view that the Sandy Hook massacre also did not occur[3][6] and was a hoax perpetrated by the United States government.[7] (There is a "Sandy Hook truther" movement to this effect.)[8][9][10][11]

This latter belief led Tracy to, allegedly, contacted the parents of a Sandy Hook victim.[3][4][7][12][13] This resulted in Florida Atlantic University initiating a procedure to dismiss Tracy (who had tenure)[13] in December[14] 2015.[3][4][6][12][13][15][16] In January 2016, he was dismissed.[14] On April 25, 2016, he filed suit for wrongful termination.[17]

References

  1. ^ "James Tracy". Faculty and Staff. Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ James Tracy. "About". Memory Hole. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Scott Timberg (December 18, 2015). "This isn't a free speech case: Professor who calls Sandy Hook killings a hoax deserves to be fired". Salon. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Vishakha Sonawane (December 17, 2015). "Was Sandy Hook Massacre Staged? Florida Atlantic University Sends Termination Notice To Professor Who Claimed 2012 Shooting Was Hoax". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Scott Travis (April 24, 2013). "James Tracy, Controversial FAU Professor, Says Boston Bombing Is A Government Conspiracy". Sun-Sentinel, via Huffington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Polly Mosendz (December 17, 2015). "FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY TO FIRE PROFESSOR FOR BEING SANDY HOOK TRUTHER". Newsweek. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Ben Collins (December 17, 2015). "This Professor Trolled Sandy Hook Parents—And His University Wants Him Gone". Daily Beast. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Sandy Hook Hero Harassed by Burgeoning Truther Movement". Time. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  9. ^ Aravosis, John (15 January 2013). "Sandy Hook truthers claim the Newtown massacre never happened". Americablog. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  10. ^ Read, Max (15 January 2013). "Behind the 'Sandy Hook Truther' Conspiracy Video That Five Eight Million People Have Watched in One Week". Gawker. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  11. ^ Goodman, Lee-Anne (15 January 2013). "Conspiracy theorists claim Sandy Hook School mass shooting a 'government-sponsored' hoax". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  12. ^ a b Sara Jerde (December 17, 2015). "College Moves To Fire Sandy Hook Truther Who Allegedly Harassed Victim's Family". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c Dennis Slattery (December 16, 2015). "Crazed Florida professor could be fired for harassing parents of Sandy Hook victim for 3 years while claiming school massacre was a hoax". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Svrluga, Susan (6 January 2016). "University fires professor who says Sandy Hook was a hoax". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  15. ^ "School seeks to fire prof over Sandy Hook shooting claim". CBS News. December 17, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  16. ^ "Florida Atlantic University issues termination letter to Sandy Hook 'truther', professor James Tracy". News.com.au. December 18, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  17. ^ Blake, Andrew (April 27, 2016). "James Tracy, Sandy Hook 'truther,' sues Florida college for wrongful termination". Washington Times. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

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