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2024-08-11 00:38:33 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The BBC reported that WTC7 had collapsed before it actually did. This error was due to wrong information from Reuters, which was later corrected. The building did eventually collapse, but the premature report has fueled conspiracy theories of suggesting foreknowledge. https://fullfact.org/online/bbc-world-trade-center-7-september-11/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/09/11/bbc-news-report-on-911-was-a-mistake-not-proof-of-plan-fact-check/70826459007/ https://www.bbc.com/news/58469600

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• The BBC reported that WTC7 had collapsed before it actually did. This error was due to wrong information from Reuters, which was later corrected. The building did eventually collapse, but the premature report has fueled conspiracy theories of suggesting foreknowledge. https://fullfact.org/online/bbc-world-trade-center-7-september-11/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/09/11/bbc-news-report-on-911-was-a-mistake-not-proof-of-plan-fact-check/70826459007/ https://www.bbc.com/news/58469600