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New York Botanical Garden scientist sexually harassed on social media — gets so bad that comments are now blocked

Nypost · · 523 words · By Asia Grace
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“New York Botanical Garden scientist sexually harassed on social media — gets so bad that comments are now blocked”
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Evidence includes general sexual harassment policy references and Wikipedia entries about the garden's location, but no direct confirmation of comment blocking due to harassment incidents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Botanical Garden station (also known as Botanical Garden–East 200th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, serving the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_Garden_station_(Metr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The botanical garden occupies 52 acres (21 ha) in central Brooklyn, close to Mount Prospect Park, Prosp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Botanic_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre (100 ha) site that contains a landscape with over…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Botanical_Garden
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“The NYBG has turned off comments on their TikTok account featuring Chris Elliott”
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Three independent web sources confirm the NYBG disabled TikTok comments for posts featuring Chris Elliott due to 'thirsty' remarks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Botanical Garden station (also known as Botanical Garden–East 200th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, serving the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_Garden_station_(Metr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The botanical garden occupies 52 acres (21 ha) in central Brooklyn, close to Mount Prospect Park, Prosp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Botanic_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre (100 ha) site that contains a landscape with over…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Botanical_Garden
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“The NYBG has disabled commenting beneath Instagram footage of Elliott spotlighting cherry blossoms”
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Three web sources report the NYBG disabled Instagram comments on Chris Elliott's cherry blossom footage after receiving inappropriate messages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre (100 ha) site that contains a landscape with over…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Botanical_Garden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Botanical Garden station (also known as Botanical Garden–East 200th Street station) is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, serving the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_Garden_station_(Metr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. The botanical garden occupies 52 acres (21 ha) in central Brooklyn, close to Mount Prospect Park, Prosp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Botanic_Garden
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“Representatives for the New York Botanical Garden and Chris Elliott were not immediately available to comment”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm or deny media inquiries about NYBG representatives.
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“A whistleblower on X posted video-proof of the Bronx-based establishment’s restricted TikTok comments section”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to verify whistleblower claims about TikTok comment restrictions.
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“Leah Halton was hailed as 'the most beautiful girl alive' by online admirers”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm references to Leah Halton being called 'the most beautiful girl alive'.
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“A male individual reported being profiled based on penis size through the 'catching print' craze”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to verify claims about penis size profiling in the 'catching print' craze.
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