Florida House Republican Candidate Faked College Degree

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A candidate vying for a seat in Florida’s House of Representatives has been accused of faking the Bachelor’s degree she claims she earned from Miami University. Although The Root cannot confirm the candidate’s forgery, the accusations come from a somewhat credible source:

Miami University.

Not that Miami University. The other one. The one that’s not in Miami. The one that’s in Ohio,

Howard’s bio claims that she earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the Miami University in Ohio. A conservative newsletter cast doubt on Howard’s credentials when it cited Miami-Ohio’s verifications source—the National Student Clearinghouse—as proof that Howard attended the school, but didn’t graduate.


So what was Howard’s proof?

Instead of trekking to her mommy’s closet, Howard said she flew to Ohio to obtain a copy of her degree. Then she shared a copy of her degreepicture of her holding her degree. After people still questioned the picture, Howard eventually shared her transcript and a copy of the degree with the Herald-Tribune, definitively silencing the naysayers.

But not quite.

Miami of Ohio’s General Counsel, Robin Parker, responded by saying: “Melissa Marie Fox, DOB 12/25/71, does not have a degree from Miami University,” adding: “The picture of the diploma that was posted on the HowardforHouse73 Facebook page does not appear to be an accurate Miami University diploma.”


https://www.theroot.com/florida-house-republican-candidate-faked-college-degree-1828287736