Haverford Professor Charged With Antisemitic Threats
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What happened
Guangtian Ha, a religious studies professor at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, was arrested and federally charged with one count of cyberstalking under 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2). An indictment unsealed around October 6 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges that between about October 9, 2025, and May 20, 2026, he used at least four anonymous X accounts to send more than 50 messages to a Jewish colleague, including the colleague’s home address, threats naming a minor child, and calls for violence against Jews. Haverford President Wendy Raymond said Ha, who had been on sabbatical, was placed on administrative leave and barred from campus for the duration of the criminal investigation. The college had recently settled a lawsuit, in which Ha was named, alleging it failed to protect Jewish students from harassment. A planned campus October 7 “art campaign in solidarity with Palestine,” organized by the Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter, was canceled after the arrest.
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BLINDSPOT.
Only right-leaning outlets are covering this story
— the other side's media is silent.
Omitted — what each side leaves out
Unpacked
Left-leaning coverage has not reported the arrest. Right-leaning coverage says Haverford religion professor Guangtian Ha was charged with cyberstalking after anonymous posts threatened a Jewish colleague, published a home address, and named a minor child. Daily Wire reports the spouse left the home with the children on two occasions after security was added. A reader of left-leaning outlets would not know a faculty member faces a federal charge, that Haverford barred him from campus, or that those alleged threats named a child.
Among themselves, right-leaning outlets do not agree on the lead. Breitbart frames the case as a MAGA impersonation, saying Ha posted from anonymous accounts while smearing Trump supporters. Daily Wire instead opens on the alleged threats and notes Ha had been named in a recent antisemitism lawsuit against the college.
How did investigators link the anonymous accounts to Ha?
Bottom line
Left-leaning outlets have not reported the federal cyberstalking charge against Haverford’s Guangtian Ha, including Daily Wire’s account of more than 50 alleged replies to a Jewish colleague.
The receipts — 5 facts one side's coverage lacks
- The colleague’s spouse twice moved out of the home, taking their three young children
- Ha allegedly posted more than 50 replies using at least four anonymous X accounts
- The cyberstalking charge carries a statutory maximum of five years’ imprisonment
- Alleged posts included a photo of the family’s mailbox and a warning that a new security camera would not help
- Ha was affiliated with Faculty for Justice in Palestine as of 2024
The Right View
The Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, and Breitbart reported the arrest from the unsealed indictment and Raymond’s letter. They quote alleged posts calling for Jews to be exterminated, for a “true holocaust,” and for the colleague’s family to leave Lower Merion, and they report that the victim’s household added security, that children were kept from playing outside or waiting for the school bus, and that the spouse twice left the home with three young children. Breitbart and related posts stress that Ha allegedly posed as MAGA accounts while affiliated with Faculty for Justice in Palestine, note his Chinese origin and research topics, and highlight cancellation of the October 7 event. Outlets also cite the statutory maximum (five years, fines, supervised release) and Raymond’s statement that harassment based on identity has no place at Haverford.
Our Take (balanced)
The story is substantive: it cites a named defendant, a specific federal statute, an unsealed Eastern District of Pennsylvania indictment with a defined date range and quoted posts, and an on-the-record statement from the college president. Established so far, based on those reports, are the arrest, the charge, administrative leave, a campus ban, and cancellation of the planned event. The content of the posts, the identification of Ha as the poster, doxxing, and the effect on the family remain allegations until proven in court. No left-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch the court docket for detention, plea, or trial dates; any further unsealed exhibits; and additional official statements from Haverford or the Justice Department.
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