Claim: Christine Blasey Ford committed perjury by identifying herself as a 'research psychologist' in her Senate committee testimony.
Verdict: REFUTES

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title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: Christine Blasey Ford Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (; born November 1966) is an American professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in designing statistical models for research projects. During her academic career, Ford has worked as a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program. In September 2018, Ford publicly alleged that then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in Bethesda, Maryland, when they were teenagers in the summer of 1982. She testified about her allegations during a Senate Judiciary Committee

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: not been able to resume her teaching at Palo Alto University. Christine Blasey Ford Christine Margaret Blasey Ford (; born November 1966) is an American professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in designing statistical models for research projects. During her academic career, Ford has worked as a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program. In September 2018, Ford publicly alleged that then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in Bethesda, Maryland, when they were teenagers in the summer of

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: majority to question Ford on their behalf. Alternating with Mitchell's questions, Democratic committee members questioned Ford themselves. After the hearing Mitchell produced a report stating "there is no clear standard of proof during the Senate confirmation process" and said she did "not think that a reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence before the Committee" and that she did not "believe that this evidence is sufficient to satisfy the preponderance-of-evidence standard." Mitchell said there were multiple inconsistencies in Ford's testimony. Some used these inconsistencies to argue Ford had incorrectly remembered the event. However, psychologists who study memory

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley requesting that the FBI investigate the incident before the Senate holds a hearing on Ford's allegations to "ensure that the crucial facts and witnesses in this matter are assessed in a non-partisan manner, and that the Committee is fully informed before conducting any hearing or making any decisions." The letter additionally noted the significant public support Ford had received, but also severe harassment including death threats, forcing her to leave her home. The same day, a crowdfunding campaign was created to defray Ford's security costs, surpassing its $100,000 goal in less than

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: radical left wing politicians". On September 27, the Senate Judiciary Committee held an additional day of public hearings to discuss her allegations. Ford and Kavanaugh were the only witnesses scheduled. Ford testified that Kavanaugh "groped me and tried to take off my clothes," and that "I believed he was going to rape me." Kavanaugh had previously denied all allegations of sexual assault as "totally false and outrageous" and testified separately later in the day. Republican members of the committee did not question Ford directly; that was done by Rachel Mitchell, a career prosecutor from Arizona retained by the committee's Republican

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: professor emeritus in biostatistics who co-authored a book and several articles with Ford. Ford has written or co-written several books about psychological topics, including depression. Her other research topics published in academic journal articles have included child abuse and the September 11 attacks. In 2015, she co-authored a book entitled "How Many Subjects? Statistical Power Analysis in Research." Her research into the social impact of hiding one's sexual orientation was published in 2016 in the journal "Behavior Therapy", and reviewed by psychologist William Gibson of the American Psychological Association, who found their research "demonstrates that issues of identity have relevance

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: them. As corroboration of her account, Ford provided the "Post" with the polygraph results as well as session notes from her couples therapist written in 2012. The therapist's notes do not name Kavanaugh but record Ford's claim of being attacked by students "from an elitist boys' school" who went on to become "highly respected and high-ranking members of society in Washington". The therapist's notes also say four boys were involved, which Ford attributed to an error by the therapist; Ford said in 2018 that four boys were at the party but only two were involved in the incident. Ford's husband

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: came forward to explain how traumatic memories are often unclear and incomplete. Ford listed several persons who were present during the party including "Mark Judge, Patrick "PJ" Smyth, and her lifelong friend Leland Keyser". The three named individuals have submitted statements to the Committee "denying any memory of the party whatsoever". Again, psychologists who study memory noted that it is not unexpected that this party would not stand out for others who had attended but did not experience an event "particularly worth remembering. Mitchell said that Ford's case was "even weaker than" the standard "he said, she said" case, because

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: Dianne Feinstein, one of Ford's senators in California and the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which would deliberate Kavanaugh's nomination. In a July 30, 2018 letter to Feinstein, Ford alleged that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when both were in high schools in Bethesda, Maryland, and stated that she expected her story to be kept confidential. In August, Ford took a polygraph test with a former FBI agent, who concluded Ford was being truthful when attesting to the accuracy of her allegations. Owing to her confidentiality commitment to Ford, Feinstein did not raise the issue in the initial

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: other witnesses identified by Ford "either refuted her allegations, or failed to corroborate them". On September 28, after a request from U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, followed by a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Trump ordered an FBI supplemental background investigation concerning the sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh. On October 3, NBC News reported that Ford, Kavanaugh, and dozens of other witnesses were not interviewed by the FBI due to restrictions imposed by the White House. The confidential FBI report was shown privately to members of Congress on October 4; Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said there was

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: psychology in 1988 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received a master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University in 1991. In 1996, she received a PhD in educational psychology from the University of Southern California. Her 1995 dissertation was entitled "Measuring Young Children's Coping Responses to Interpersonal Conflict". In 2009, she earned a master's degree in epidemiology, with a focus on the subject of biostatistics, from Stanford University School of Medicine. Ford began teaching at Stanford University in 1988. she teaches research design and education clinical psychology at Palo Alto University. Additionally, she participates in

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: educational programs with the Stanford University School of Medicine as a member of a consortium group with Palo Alto University. Through this consortium group, called the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP), Ford teaches subjects including psychometrics, study methodologies, and statistics. She has also performed consulting work for multiple pharmaceutical companies. She worked as the director of biostatistics at Corcept Therapeutics, and collaborated with FDA statisticians. She is widely published within her field. Ford "specializes in designing statistical models for research projects in order to make sure they come to accurate conclusions," as summarized by Helena Chmura Kraemer, a Stanford

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: nothing new in the report and no corroboration of the allegations. On October 5, Ford's attorneys said she had no regrets about coming forward, and does not want Kavanaugh impeached if Democrats take control of Congress. By the time it was closed to further donations, the GoFundMe account set up on Ford's behalf had raised $647,610. As of November 21, 2018, Ford had used some of the money to cover security costs to protect herself and her family, but pledged to donate the rest to organizations that support trauma survivors. Ford has received considerable backlash for coming forward with her

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: recalled that she had used Kavanaugh's last name in her 2012 description of the incident. In an individual therapy session in 2013, Ford described a "rape attempt" that occurred in her late teens. Kavanaugh denied Ford's allegations. Attorneys Debra Katz, Lisa Blanks and Michael Bromwich represented Ford "pro bono" in the process of going public with her statements about Kavanaugh. Democratic adviser Ricki Seidman, who helped prepare Anita Hill for her testimony against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Supreme Court nomination hearings, was brought in to personally advise Ford in navigating a potential hearing. On September 18, Ford's attorneys sent

title: Brett Kavanaugh
text: impartial panel. So as to keep the process impartial, she referred them to Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, who then forwarded them on to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit for further review. In early July 2018, when Kavanaugh's name was on a shortlist of nominees for the Supreme Court, Christine Blasey Ford, a psychology professor at Palo Alto University, contacted a "Washington Post" tipline and her local congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-California) with allegations that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in high school. On July 30, 2018, Ford wrote U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein

title: Brett Kavanaugh
text: not remember whether she gave the therapist's notes to "The Washington Post" or merely summarized them for the reporter. Ford also took a polygraph test which was paid for by Ford's attorneys and administered by a former FBI agent. The test concluded she was being truthful when she said a statement summarizing her allegations was accurate. The Senate Judiciary Committee released a letter on September 14 in which 65 women signatories who stated they had known Kavanaugh "for more than 35 years" asserted that during the time they had known him, Kavanaugh had "behaved honorably and treated women with respect".

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, facing a number of threats that include death threats. During her testimony, Ford stated, "I have been called the most vile and hateful names imaginable. People have posted my personal information on the internet. This has resulted in additional emails, calls, and threats. My family and I were forced to move out of our home". Despite the confirmation of Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, these threats have not stopped. , Ford stated that she is still being harassed and threatened and has had to move four times as well as hire private security. Subsequently, she has

title: Trial of Michael Jackson
text: with a woman directing him in the background, called him and praised him lavishly. He was suspicious and ordered his staff not to let any more calls from them come through. Defense attorneys repeatedly introduced evidence suggesting that the accuser's mother, Janet Arvizo, had been guilty of welfare fraud and perjury. Arvizo pled the Fifth Amendment regarding alleged welfare fraud, and was allowed to testify without discussing the accusations. She admitted that she had lied under oath in the J.C. Penney case. Arvizo later pled "no contest" to charges of welfare fraud and perjury and was ordered to perform 150

title: Christine Beatty
text: Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy began an investigation of perjury charges after the Detroit Free Press revealed the existence of text messages which supported allegations that Kilpatrick and Beatty lied under oath about an extramarital affair during a lawsuit brought by Detroit police officers. The investigation ended with Beatty being charged with seven felonies consisting of perjury, conspiracy to obstruct justice, misconduct in office and obstruction of justice. The charges carry a maximum sentence of five to fifteen years in prison. On December 1, 2008, Beatty admitted lying under oath and was sentenced to 120 days in jail. She was

title: Christine Blasey Ford
text: Kavanaugh confirmation proceedings. On September 12, "The Intercept" reported (without naming Ford) that Feinstein was withholding a Kavanaugh-related document from fellow Judiciary Committee Democrats. On September 13, Feinstein referred Ford's letter to the FBI, which redacted Ford's name and forwarded the letter to the White House as an update to Kavanaugh's background check. The White House in turn sent the letter to the full Senate Judiciary Committee. On September 16, after media reported anonymous allegations and reporters started to track down her identity, Ford went public. Ford had wrestled with the choice to make her identity known, weighing the potential