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Antisemitic lunatic who attacked NYC synagogue claimed it was ‘racial’ and had ‘religious’ motivation

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · · 390 words · By Kyle Schnitzer; David DeTurris
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Antisemitic lunatic who attacked NYC synagogue claimed it was ‘racial’ and had ‘religious’ motivation See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Antisemitic lunatic who attacked NYC synagogue claimed it was ‘racial’ and had ‘religious’ motivation See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google The antisemitic nutjob who stormed a Manhattan synagogue during Shabbat and ambushed two people told police his outburst was religiously motivated — as feds charged the madman Tuesday with hate crimes.

Common ground

Larry Montes, 46, made the chilling confession after his arrest for the hate-filled attack inside Central Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan on Aug.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The manaic also threated worshippers that he planned to return at a later date, as cops rushed him out of the synagogue.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that Montes threatened to return at a later date.
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Claim 2: “Montes’ onslaught began at the beginning of a Shabbat service around 6 p.m., when the creep began shouting obscenities that stunned the nearly 375 congregants, according to the complaint.”
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Multiple sources (silive.com, thepostmillennial.com) cite the federal complaint stating approximately 375 people were attending the Shabbat service around 6 p.m. when Montes began shouting.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the Jews in England can be reliably traced to the period following the Norman Conquest of 1066, when England became integrated with the European system for the first time since the Roma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_England
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the federal complaint, approximately 375 people were attending Friday night Shabbat services when Montes allegedly stood up and began shouting before striking and damaging two ceremonial …
https://thepostmillennial.com/bronx-man-hit-with-federal-hat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Montes allegedly approached the front of the synagogue just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 14. He began yelling that he was “Hashem,” a Hebrew word used to refer to God, according to prosecutors.
https://gothamist.com/news/man-indicted-on-hate-crime-charge…
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Claim 3: “admitting to cops that the assault was “a racial thing” and “all religious motivated,” prosecutors said”
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Both American Voter Polls News and another source reporting on the 'lunatic' incident confirm that prosecutors stated Montes described the attack as 'racial' and 'religious motivated'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I Love You, You Hate Me is a 2022 limited documentary television series directed by Tommy Avallone and produced by Trent Johnson. The documentary special chronicles the rise and fall of, and the backl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_You,_You_Hate_Me
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larry Creed Ford Sr. (September 29, 1950 – March 2, 2000) was a biomedical researcher and gynaecologist from Irvine, California, United States who was suspected of conspiring to murder his business pa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of US state-level prosecutors, often known as district attorneys. In states which hold partisan elections for prosecutorial positions, the party affiliation of each prosecutor is noted.…
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Claim 4: “feds charged the madman Tuesday with hate crimes”
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Multiple independent sources, including the Department of Justice and news reports, confirm that Larry Montes was charged with federal hate crimes on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Department of Justice announced today that Larry Montes was charged with two counts of committing hate crimes in connection with his race- and religious-based assaults of a congregant and a securi…
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/new-york-city-man-charged-fed…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal authorities on Tuesday charged Larry Montes, 46, with two counts of committing hate crimes for allegedly punching a congregant and headbutting a security guard during Friday’s service at Centr…
https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/crime/hate-crime-manha…
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web search NEUTRAL — Larry Montes, the man accused of creating a violent disturbance inside a New York City synagogue late last week, was hit with federal charges on Tuesday.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/central-synagogue-viole…
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Claim 5: “The security guard dragged Montes to the front of the synagogue, where an NYPD officer cuffed the crazed loon, the complaint reads.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant (referring to a sports store called 'Stadium'), and no other evidence confirms the specific detail of the NYPD officer cuffing him at the front of the synagogue.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stadium jatkaa kasvuaan, mutta myymälöiden, maiden ja konseptien määrästä riippumatta haluamme, että meitä pidetään yhtenä Stadiumina. Siksi Stadiumilla on viisi arvoa – High Five. Energia, yksinkerta…
https://ura.stadium.fi/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Stadium Group consists of the concepts Stadium and Stadium Outlet, which together have approximately 180 physical stores and their respective e-commerce platforms. Together, they form Sweden's lar…
https://www.stadium.fi/stadiumista/this-is-stadium
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web search NEUTRAL — Tervetuloa sivustolle stadium.fi. Täällä voit helposti ostaa vaatteet, kengät ja urheiluvarusteet verkossa. Kaikkea sinulle, joka etsit urheilua ja urheilumuotia.
https://www.stadium.fi/
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Claim 6: “Montes’ rant to cops also included antisemitic and anti-Israel statements, including telling them “f— the Jews.””
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The specific quote 'f— the Jews' and the mention of anti-Israel statements are found in one specific reporting source provided in the evidence. While other sources mention hate crimes, this specific phrasing is only in one source.
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https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/2073760346883207148.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Community
https://www.answers.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windows/forum/all/Ã…
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Claim 7: “The synagogue’s head of security then rushed to restrain the madman, who screamed “I don’t f— with you people” — and socked a woman in her 60s in the face knocking her to the floor.”
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The specific detail of the security head restraining him, the quote 'I don't f— with you people', and the assault on a woman in her 60s is detailed in one source. Other sources confirm he hit a woman, but the specific sequence and quote are from one source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abundio "Larry" Montes (February 28, 1911 – 1996) was a Filipino professional golfer who is the 13-time Philippine Open champion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Montes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippine Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament, currently played on the Asian Tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Open_(golf)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William James Bernard Shaw (September 20, 1877 – March 1, 1939), also known as Bill Shaw, was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist based in the Philippines. Shaw worked as a busboy on a US Army…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Shaw
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Claim 8: “Montes is charged with two counts of committing hate crimes and one count of damage to religious property resulting in bodily injury.”
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Claim 9: “Montes launched toward the temple’s pulpit, knocking over two candlesticks, according to the complaint.”
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The detail about knocking over two candlesticks while launching toward the pulpit is explicitly mentioned in one source citing the complaint. Other sources mention damaging candlesticks but not the specific 'launch toward the pulpit' action in the same detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lane Monte Kiffin (born May 9, 1975) is an American football coach who is the head football coach for LSU. He previously served as the head coach for the Oakland Raiders from 2007 to 2009, University …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larry Grayson (born William Sulley White; 31 August 1923 – 7 January 1995) was an English comedian and television presenter. He hosted the BBC's Saturday-night peak-time TV game show The Generation Ga…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in Brit…
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Claim 10: “Larry Montes, 46, made the chilling confession after his arrest for the hate-filled attack inside Central Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan on Aug. 14”
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Multiple sources confirm Larry Montes, age 46, was arrested following an attack at Central Synagogue in Midtown Manhattan on August 14.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, and formerly Italian Harlem, is a neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, north of the Upper East Side and bounded by 96th Street to t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Civil rights groups in the United States, such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), catalog antisemitic incidents, including assaults…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antisemitic_incidents_…
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Claim 11: “If convicted on all counts, Montes could face up to 40 years in state prison.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 12: “While cuffed, Montes screamed “f— you [n-word]” at a black man in the synagogue, before spitting in his face and headbutting him, according to the complaint.”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 5 actually contains the text: 'While cuffed, Montes screamed “f— you [n-word]” at a black man in the synagogue, before spitting in his face and headbutting him'. This is a single source corroboration.
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