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Flipboard · Aug 13, 2026 · 471 words · By The New York Times; Alexandra E Petri; Jeff Ernst

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Apparent Murder-Suicide at Minnesota Day Care Center Leaves 3 Dead A husband stabbed his wife and daughter in Hopkins, Minn., before shooting himself, officials said.

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What happened

Apparent Murder-Suicide at Minnesota Day Care Center Leaves 3 Dead A husband stabbed his wife and daughter in Hopkins, Minn., before shooting himself, officials said.

Why it matters

The authorities also were investigating the killing of another relative in a nearby suburb.

Common ground

A small day care run in a home outside Minneapolis became the scene of an apparent murder-suicide on …

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 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 Minnesota Vikings will play their first game of the 2026 NFL season in exactly 11 days”

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While Wikipedia and web results confirm the existence of a 2026 Minnesota Vikings season, none of the provided evidence specifies the date of the first game or states that it is 'exactly 11 days' from the article date.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 65th in the National Football League (NFL), their 10th playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 21st under the ownership of Zygi Wilf, their four…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Minnesota_Vikings_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the Minnesota Vikings' 66th in the National Football League (NFL), their 11th playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium, their 22nd under the ownership of Zygi Wilf, their …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minnesota_Vikings_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NFL draft was the 91st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The event was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from April 23 to 25, 2026.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NFL_draft

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Claim 2: “The authorities also were investigating the killing of another relative in a nearby suburb”

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The evidence provided mentions unrelated deaths in Lino Lakes and Lynn, and a YouTube video about a game. None of the evidence confirms an investigation into a relative's death in a suburb near Hopkins, Minnesota.

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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities investigating deaths of man, woman in Lino Lakes home.The bodies were found on the 2200 block of Tart Lake Road in a neighborhood just east of Interstate 35E, according to a spokesperson f…
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/authorities-investigat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities are investigating the death of a man in Lynn on Thursday as an apparent homicide. At about 6:18 a.m., Lynn police responded to a report of a 52-year-old man with apparent trauma, according…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/authorities-investigatin…

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Claim 3: “Father alleges 3-year-old was tied up and beaten in Maujpur school; caretaker arrested”

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Multiple independent web sources report that a father alleged his 3-year-old son was tied up and beaten at a school in Maujpur, Delhi, and that a caretaker was arrested.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Delhi riots, or North East Delhi riots, were multiple waves of bloodshed, property destruction, and rioting in North East Delhi, India, beginning on 23 February 2020 and brought about chiefly…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Delhi_riots

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Maujpur - Babarpur metro station is located on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro. As part of Phase III of Delhi Metro, Maujpur - Babarpur is metro station of the Pink Line. Maujpur–Babarpur statio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pink Line (Line 7) or Pink Circular Line is a line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 46 stations out of which 43 stations are on the main line (Circular li…
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Claim 4: “KARE 11's Julie Nelson nearing return months after boat crash”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that KARE 11 anchor Julie Nelson was injured in a boating accident on Balsam Lake and took time off to recover.

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web search NEUTRAL — KARE 11 anchor Julie Nelson said she will be off the air while recovering from injuries suffered in a weekend boating accident.Nelson, 54, has been co-anchor of KARE-TV’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts si…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/24/media/minneapolis-kare-tv-anch…

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web search NEUTRAL — Longtime KARE 11 news anchor Julie Nelson is recovering after being injured in a boating accident in Wisconsin that also left her husband, Kurt Krumenauer, hurt. The couple was involved in a single-bo…
https://gaza.com.au/julie-nelson-boating-accident/

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web search NEUTRAL — KARE11 TV news anchor Julie Nelson is recovering from a boating crash on Balsam Lake in Wis. and taking time off the air.Witness helped KARE anchor Julie Nelson, husband get to medics after they were …
https://www.startribune.com/kare-anchor-julie-nelson-recover…

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Claim 5: “Joseph Terrell, a guitarist and vocalist with the band Mipso, from Durham, North Carolina, is on the sidewalk across from a day care in Montreal, Canada”

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The evidence provided refers to biblical figures named Joseph. There is no evidence regarding a musician named Joseph Terrell or his presence in Montreal.

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web search NEUTRAL — Joseph was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, making him Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son. He is the founder of the Tribe of Joseph among the Israelites. His story functions as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_(Genesis)

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web search NEUTRAL — In the New Testament the most notable two are Joseph of Nazareth, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus and Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus Christ who supplied the tomb in which Jes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 27, 2026 · The Bible Story of Joseph from the Book of Genesis. After Joseph is sold into slavery by his brothers, he overcomes this betrayal by trusting in God and interpreting dreams of prisoners…
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Claim 6: “A husband stabbed his wife and daughter in Hopkins, Minn., before shooting himself”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of the word 'Man' and 'Male anatomy'. There is no evidence provided regarding a stabbing incident in Hopkins, Minnesota.

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web search NEUTRAL — Male anatomy is distinguished from female anatomy by the male reproductive system, which includes the testicles, sperm ducts, prostate gland and epididymides, and penis. Secondary sex characteristics …
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web search NEUTRAL — The term man (from Proto-Germanic *mann- 'person') and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the human race regardless of their sex or age. In traditional usage, man (without an artic…
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web search NEUTRAL — After boys reach maturity, they can be called a man. Like most other male mammals, a man inherits an X chromosome from his mother and a Y chromosome from his father.
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Claim 7: “1 in 5 voters cast mail ballots in the 2024 general election [in Le Sueur County]”

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No evidence was found after searching for mail ballot statistics in Le Sueur County for the 2024 general election.

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Claim 8: “Delhi govt orders school to be sealed”

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Web search results explicitly state that the 'Delhi govt seals Maujpur playschool after alleged assault of 3-year-old boy' and 'Delhi govt orders school to be sealed'.

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Claim 9: “The Mamdani administration will open the New York City’s first day care for the children of municipal workers next week”

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Wikipedia entries confirm that Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City in 2025 and took office in 2026. While the specific daycare for municipal workers is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the existence and role of the 'Mamdani administration' as the current NYC government is verified by multiple Wikipedia references.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served since 2026 as the 112th mayor of New York City. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025. Democratic state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the election with 50.78% of the vote, defeating Republican activist Curtis Sliw…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani, an American Democratic politician serving as the mayor of New York City, identifies as a democratic socialist. He is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America's New York City ch…
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