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by quuxplusone
1 day ago
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> Combined with a TikTok account of a person who is clearly participating in the attention economy, I am skeptical. Yep, from the context, 100% this is fake. Also, while this Jason Gibson claims to be a history professor at Alcorn State University, it seems to me that Alcorn State doesn't have a history department, and no "Jason Gibson" appears anywhere in the faculty list of Alcorn's College of Arts and Sciences.
https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col... Maybe I'm sheltered, but I've never seen a university professor without a departmental web page and a list of publications. Or a RateMyProfessors.com listing. |
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- Alcorn State History major within Department of Social Sciences[0]
- Jason Gibson LinkedIn[1]
It's true he's not listed on Alcorn State's faculty page[2], but it also says he started in July 2025. He is listed on the faculty page of Tougaloo College[3], which is listed in his LinkedIn bio. Sounds like he's probably an adjunct professor or someone without full standing, which isn't that uncommon to not list on a faculty page. The Social Sciences department at Alcorn State has 4 people listed, which seems low and probably incomplete.
If it's a hoax, it's a pretty elaborate one.
[0]https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col...
[1]https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-gibson-287782a2/
[2]https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col...
[3]https://www.tougaloo.edu/academic-faculty-directory