Liz Warren’s Dueling #MeToo Recollections of Sexual Assault Draw Skepticism

CAMBRIDGE — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s decision to insert herself into the feminist social media anti-sexual harassment #MeToo campaign has sparked controversy after reports of a different story-telling surfaced, questioning the veracity of her much-publicized recollection.

Warren appeared on NBC for Sunday’s Meet the Press news program, one of four female Democratic senators who responded to the network’s offer to share their personal experiences with sexual harassment. Host Chuck Todd explained to viewers that the news show’s decision was driven by the avalanche of allegations lodged by actresses against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Oddly, it was Todd’s employers at NBC that spiked an explosive and meticulously reported probe into Weinstein’s behavior by journalist Ronan Farrow, prompting him to successfully shop his story to The New Yorker magazine.

On Sunday, however, the network pressed forward with its coverage of the #MeToo movement, a viral online trend apparently started by the actress Alyssa Milano.

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