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2024-04-30 21:06:31 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Silverstein's words were taken out of context to wrongly imply that he gave orders to demolish the building. There is no evidence the building was pre-rigged , he was not referencing the building itself but the crew of firefighters inside the building https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/building-7-collapse/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/09/23/fact-check-world-trade-center-building-7-collapsed-due-fire/10428919002/

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• Silverstein's words were taken out of context to wrongly imply that he gave orders to demolish the building. There is no evidence the building was pre-rigged , he was not referencing the building itself but the crew of firefighters inside the building https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/building-7-collapse/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/09/23/fact-check-world-trade-center-building-7-collapsed-due-fire/10428919002/