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2023-05-20 03:36:11 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

An investigation into these claims revealed it to be a hoax. “The foundation and its director, Sharon Toney-Finch, appear to have fabricated the entire story” https://midhudsonnews.com/2023/05/19/homeless-men-recruited-for-veteran-hotel-scam/ https://apnews.com/article/migrants-veterans-evictions-new-york-buses-hoax-be45e60b829c35352ac236d1c2ca15cf https://www.newsweek.com/hotels-new-york-not-evicting-homeless-veterans-migrants-1801470?amp=1

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• An investigation into these claims revealed it to be a hoax. “The foundation and its director, Sharon Toney-Finch, appear to have fabricated the entire story” https://midhudsonnews.com/2023/05/19/homeless-men-recruited-for-veteran-hotel-scam/ https://apnews.com/article/migrants-veterans-evictions-new-york-buses-hoax-be45e60b829c35352ac236d1c2ca15cf https://www.newsweek.com/hotels-new-york-not-evicting-homeless-veterans-migrants-1801470?amp=1