New York Times columnist denies downloading child exploitation content – By OAN Newsroom (OANN) / Jan 9 2020
A longtime columnist for The New York Times claimed he was the victim of a major cyber security breach. On Wednesday, Paul Krugman said on Twitter, “someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography.”
Krugman later removed the post and said “the Times is now on the case” and they “think it may have been a scam.”
Deleted original tweet. Times thinks it may have been a scam. Anyway, will have more security in future
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) January 9, 2020
He has been an economics op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 1999.
President Trump has been a vocal critic of his work, saying Krugman has been wrong about the administration’s policies from day one. The president has also said the newspaper must be very angry with Krugman regarding what he has called his “incorrect views.”
Officials have not commented on the matter and Krugman has said he is working with his computer security service on the issue. Krugman believes the incident could have been a targeted attempt to destroy him because of his anti-Trump views. A number of critics have said otherwise.
A wave of Twitter users accused Krugman of lying and handling the situation poorly. They suggested he should have gone to the FBI rather than announcing the incident on Twitter and seeking help from his employer.
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