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2025-02-07 02:23:30 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F735563C1D6CACAE98B239A5BF3B6B29334E5A32093D655B66C4A4A96408409D
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The BBC reported the collapse of WTC7 before it actually occurred. The network relied on an incorrect report from Reuters: https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/a-bbc-reporting-error-is-not-proof-the-network-was-part-of-an-inside-job-on-9-11/ 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 The building eventually collapsed due to intense fires caused by debris from the nearby North Tower, as confirmed by NIST: https://www.nist.gov/world-trade-center-investigation/study-faqs/wtc-7-investigation
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