Microsoft responds to H-1B visa conspiracy theories about layoffs; says - The Times of India
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Microsoft's own communications chief posted a point-by-point rebuttal after a theory linking H-1B visas to layoffs spread fast enough to demand an official response.
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Theory Briefing
- Microsoft's head of communications issued a rare public rebuttal specifically targeting the H-1B visa conspiracy theory circulating after the layoffs.
- The theory gained enough momentum in the days following the layoffs that Microsoft felt compelled to address it point by point.
- An official denial from the company itself signals how widely the narrative had spread beyond fringe corners of the internet.
- The episode shows how quickly a workforce conspiracy theory can force a corporate PR response in the social-media era.