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2023-05-20 03:33:15 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

A subsequent article published May 18th reveals Sharon Toney-Finch admits to fabricating the story. “Shortly after that, when I asked her why she would make something like that up, she said, ‘I had to help the veterans.’…Nobody was evicted. That’s for sure.” - Brian Maher https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/advocate-lied-about-vets-getting-kicked-out-of-ny-hotels-for-migrants-pol/

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• A subsequent article published May 18th reveals Sharon Toney-Finch admits to fabricating the story. “Shortly after that, when I asked her why she would make something like that up, she said, ‘I had to help the veterans.’…Nobody was evicted. That’s for sure.” - Brian Maher https://nypost.com/2023/05/18/advocate-lied-about-vets-getting-kicked-out-of-ny-hotels-for-migrants-pol/