USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort Dock in Cities for Coronavirus Response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, two hospital ships — the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort — docked in New York and Los Angeles; how do critically ill patients get onto the ships?
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2001 ‘Good Day New York’ On-Air Argument Gets New Life Online
The “tiff” between Dick Oliver and Jim Ryan has lived on in infamy since its original 2001 broadcast.
Did Michael Bloomberg and Jeffrey Epstein ‘Collab’ on a Charter School Funding Plan?
Social media users brought attention to a 2013 statement from an Epstein group “welcoming” one of Bloomberg’s charitable initiatives.
Did Michael Bloomberg Say Young Men of Color Commit ’95 Percent of Your Murders’?
Purported audio of a 2015 speech from the Democratic presidential candidate circulated online in February 2020.
Online Trolls Seize on Anti-Semitic NYC Attacks for Anti-Black Disinformation Effort
Users on a 4chan thread traded ideas on spreading memes to “make the Left have to choose.”
Were Bible Pages Found Attached to Wreckage From the World Trade Center?
While documenting the effect of the attack, Joel Meyerowitz became part of one of its stories.
The Story of the 9/11 ‘Tourist of Death’
A Hungarian man’s inside joke with friends turned him into an unintended conspiracy theory.
‘WHO IS BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES’
A right-wing news organization’s attempt to link Occupy Wall Street to corruption was taken still further online.
Not Only Were the Events of 9/11 Overwhelming — So Were the Rumors
A special article by Rich Buhler, founder of TruthOrFiction.com on the eRumors surrounding the events of the attack on America.