witch hunt
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"These things should be litigated through the criminal process or through some sort of fair process, not through a social media mob or witch hunt."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Jason Arday’s academic rise and fall set off a debate about whether he was a fantasist and plagiarist or victim of a racial witch hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“They did this giant witch hunt sweep and effectively changed the lives of 30 people and all the people that depend on them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Khan told the Commons on Wednesday that the force had "never caved into community pressure" and described calls for Guildford to be sacked as a "witch hunt".
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
This was an accident and a witch hunt; the prosecution felt the defense had insulated itself from science and reality.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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