2 ongoing lawsuits & 2 #congressional inquiries into the Observatory have cost #Stanford millions of dollars in #legal fees. Students & scholars affiliated w/the program say they have been worn down by online #attacks & #harassment, amid the heated #political climate for #misinformation #research, as #legislators threaten to cut #FederalFunding to #universities studying #propaganda.
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