Ongoing · Law & Policy
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AI illustrationBlamed for a city tweet she didn't write. Should the city pay her?
Your callShould Kansas City have to pay the employee who was wrongly blamed for its post?
TL;DR
- 1In May 2024, Kansas City's official X account posted a jab at Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker after his commencement speech, then deleted it within an hour.
- 2Online users blamed the city's social media manager; her name and photo spread, threats followed, and the city moved her family to a hotel for two nights.
- 3She says she did not write the post and the city never publicly cleared her name; she sued for discrimination, retaliation and failing to protect her.




