Liberty University is suing the New York Times for the newspaper’s handling of the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Christian Headlines previously reported, the New York Times published an article in March decrying the school’s decision not to fully shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the article, the Times claimed that nearly a dozen LU students were sick with coronavirus like symptoms.
LU responded to those claims noting that it was untrue and requested a retraction be printed or legal action would be taken.
According to Fox News, during a broadcast of Hannity on Wednesday, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. confirmed that the school had indeed filed a lawsuit against the newspaper.
“Not only are they a bigoted bunch of liars, and also [a] BuzzFeed type clickbait publication now,” Falwell told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “But they’re also stupid because they came on campus. We had 25, at least, ‘No Trespassing’ signs everywhere, and they were dumb enough to take pictures of the signs and publish them.
“So, we got warrants out for their arrest and they had to cut a deal with a local prosecutor to keep from going to jail,” Falwell added. “That’s how dumb they are.”
The Times piece, entitled “Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too,” reported that the man in charge of LU’s student health service, Dr. Thomas…
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