Yesterday, I made the post below.
I raised the question: “What could possibly be the explanation for these 'clerical errors' in the commencement program?”
We heard from A LOT of Erika Kirk supporters who offered off topic comments which really didn’t add any value to the discussion.
However, graciously, some Erika supporters offered possible explanations:
@deyni_zavala offered one potential explanation: “Anyone who went to college knows the Commencement Program is made weeks before graduation and does not reflect final grades. Latin honors are calculated after the semester is done.”
⭐️This seems like a possible explanation.
@caragrace23 offered another potential explanation: “ASU doesn’t put that [Latin honors] on their graduation program.”
⭐️This seems less likely because the commencement program includes lists of students who obtained Latin honors.
@mamiilife offered another potential explanation: “What's the date of her LinkedIn saying summa cum laude? Maybe that was a error/typo by an assistant”
⭐️This seems like a possible explanation.
@blue52795 passionately engaged in debate with multiple people and offered multiple explanations as well: “Academic achievement is often awarded after the program has been printed. It is common.”
⭐️While I have never heard of this, it was similar to
@deyni_zavala’s response so, again, it seems possible.
@blue52795 also said, “Her Linkedin is not proof she lied. It was changed a couple of times and there is no proof she did it. It is easily hacked.”
⭐️While I have never encountered Linkedin hacking personally, it seems that it is possible Erika’s Linkedin account could have been hacked.
▶️At the end of the day, without official college transcripts, the FACTS of Erika’s academic achievements at ASU cannot be known.
All we have is speculation based on the information available to us at this time—online bios, commencement program, and Erika’s own words in video recordings.
While a lot of things are “possible”, I think it is reasonable to analyze the available facts in terms of probability.
To that end, I have sought the opinions of Grok, Gemini, Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity.
My goal was to give Erika the benefit of the most favorable set of facts; therefore, I eliminated the Linkedin component from this analysis.
I submitted the same query to all six platforms. [see query in comments]
In the query, “Jane” represents Erika, and “Joe” represents Tyler Bowyer, who also graduated from ASU the same semester.
I asked each platform to determine the three most probable (more likely than not) explanations for the discrepancies between Erika’s claims and the Commencement Program.
The results are as follows:
⭐️⭐️Grok (see comments for link)
Least Likely: The Commencement Program Is Substantially Incomplete, Erroneous, or Uses Narrow Naming Conventions That Omit Valid Achievements (Probability Well Below 50%)
Moderately Likely: Jane Honestly Misremembers or Overstates Details Due to Confusion Over Majors, Minors, Certificates, or Honors Thresholds (Around 40–50% Range, Depending on Additional Context)
Most Likely: Jane's Claims Involve Intentional or Reckless Exaggeration/Misrepresentation (Most Probable, >50%)
⭐️⭐️Gemini (see comments for link)
The University Clerical Error Hypothesis (Least Likely)
The Administrative/Timeline Discrepancy Hypothesis (Moderately Likely)
Intentional or Habitual Embellishment (Most Likely)
⭐️⭐️Copilot (see comments for link)
Least likely: ASU made multiple clerical or printing errors
Moderately likely: Jane is describing her academic record imprecisely or using informal terminology
Most likely: Jane overstated or misrepresented parts of her academic record
⭐️⭐️Chat GPT (see comments for link)
Least Likely: The commencement program contains multiple errors affecting Jane's record
Moderately Likely: Jane is substantially correct but is describing her academic program differently than the commencement program
Most Likely: Jane has overstated or misrepresented her academic credentials
⭐️⭐️Claude (unable to share via link)
Least likely: Jane represents a different person with a similar name or a misattribution occurred
Moderately likely: Jane did complete a legitimate double major or honors, but the program data provided is incomplete or not fully reflective of her academic record
Most likely: Jane embellished or fabricates aspects of her resume
⭐️⭐️Perplexity (see comments for link)
Least likely: the commencement program is incomplete or contains an omission affecting Jane.
Second most likely: Jane used an incorrect or informal description of her degree.
Most likely: Jane exaggerated or misrepresented her academic achievements.
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Huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to give their thoughts (whether relevant or not).
Again, at the end of the day, only an official ASU transcript will answer the question: What is the explanation for the discrepancies between Erika’s claimed academic achievements and the ASU Commencement Program.
Given
@MrsErikaKirk early departure from the recent WLS event, questions are circulating, once again, about Erika's qualifications as CEO.
Specifically, her academic accomplishments have always been a point of contention for me (and many others) including
@Niss_Cee and
@baroncoleman.
Erika purports to have a double major undergraduate degree in Political Science and International Relations. [see screen shot from her website, dated 2/26/24]
She also claims to have graduated "magna cum laude" (despite her Linkedin profile once claiming she graduated summa cum laude from ASU).
[see screen shots from her high school alma mater and Linkedin]
ASU was kind enough to provide a copy of the Spring 2012 Commencement Program via email which I have reviewed.
I can personally attest to the fact that "Erika Frantzve" is listed ONCE in this commencement program--only on the list of political science graduates. [See Program Screenshot]
There is no "International Relations" major in this program.
She is not on the magna cum laude list.
She is not on the summa cum laude list.
TPUSA Media Surrogate
@Lisaknows429 attempted to "debunk" this claim in March and explained "global studies and international relations degrees are used interchangeably by employers and on resumes, and that's exactly how Erika was using it."
Lisa goes so far as to say that
@RealCandaceO walked away with a "massive L" on this issue for "failing to do basic research." [see screen shot in comments]
There is just one problem, Erika is not on the "Global Studies" list either. [see screen shot in comments]
So strange.
Seems like when one DOES "basic research" (like contacting the university)--Lisa's explanation fails to hold any water.
Sounds like a MASSIVE "L" for Lisa.
.....just another example of Lisa's Lousy Logic being slurped up 😛 by the Lisa Lappers.
What could possibly be the explanation for these "clerical errors" in the commencement program?! 🤔