Comment by quuxplusone

I'm not saying Jason Gibson is or isn't a real peron, but a quick sleuthing turns up this:

- Alcorn State History major within Department of Social Sciences[0]

- Jason Gibson LinkedIn[1]

It's true he's not listed on Alcorn State's faculty page[2], but it also says he started in July 2025. He is listed on the faculty page of Tougaloo College[3], which is listed in his LinkedIn bio. Sounds like he's probably an adjunct professor or someone without full standing, which isn't that uncommon to not list on a faculty page. The Social Sciences department at Alcorn State has 4 people listed, which seems low and probably incomplete.

If it's a hoax, it's a pretty elaborate one.

[0]https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col...

[1]https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-gibson-287782a2/

[2]https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col...

[3]https://www.tougaloo.edu/academic-faculty-directory

> Yep, from the context, 100% this is fake. Also, while this Jason Gibson claims to be a history professor at Alcorn State University, it seems to me that Alcorn State doesn't have a history department, and no "Jason Gibson" appears anywhere in the faculty list of Alcorn's College of Arts and Sciences. https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col...

> Maybe I'm sheltered, but I've never seen a university professor without a departmental web page and a list of publications. Or a RateMyProfessors.com listing.

https://www.alcorn.edu/2026/05/04/2026-student-leadership-co...

His name is mentioned here.

He is also listed on this document in Social Sciences

https://www.alcorn.edu/commencement/wp-content/uploads/sites...

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr. Siddig Fageir

Dr. Jason Gibson

Dr. Alisa F. Hayes

Dr. Vitalis A. Iheanacho

His Linkedin has tons of posts about Alcorn State University.

And Alcorn State University does have a History Department.

https://www.alcorn.edu/academics/schools-and-departments/col...