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2023-03-27 16:14:55 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The FBI placed 11 eavesdropping devices into the Branch Davidian Compound. The recordings clearly indicate that the Branch Davidians set the fire themselves. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/04/18/how-the-branch-davidians-set-the-fires-for-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-of-their-doomsday/ Also, Justice Department report with independent arson expert findings. https://www.justice.gov/archives/publications/waco/evaluation-handling-branch-davidian-stand-waco-texas-february-28-april-19-1993#A2

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• The FBI placed 11 eavesdropping devices into the Branch Davidian Compound. The recordings clearly indicate that the Branch Davidians set the fire themselves. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/04/18/how-the-branch-davidians-set-the-fires-for-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy-of-their-doomsday/ Also, Justice Department report with independent arson expert findings. https://www.justice.gov/archives/publications/waco/evaluation-handling-branch-davidian-stand-waco-texas-february-28-april-19-1993#A2