Harvard Lampoon Claims The Crimson Endorsed Trump at Pennsylvania Rally (Prank)

The Harvard Lampoon impersonated members of The Harvard Crimson and distributed t-shirts that falsely claimed the newspaper’s editorial board had endorsed former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.

Members of the Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, identified themselves as Crimson reporters in interviews with members of the press at the rally and gave away red t-shirts emblazoned with The Crimson’s stamp that stated “Trump for Truth.”

The prank marks the latest installment in a 123-year rivalry between The Crimson and the Lampoon, two student groups at Harvard that have a long history of pranking each other. In 2015, the Lampoon successfully orchestrated a photo-op with Trump, claiming to be Crimson staffers announcing their endorsement for his 2016 presidential bid.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/10/6/harvard-lampoon-donald-trump-fake-crimson-endorsement/