At least 5 dead in "extremely chaotic" San Diego mosque shooting | Flipboard

Flipboard · May 18, 2026 · 373 words · By Axios; Josephine Walker

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At least 5 dead in "extremely chaotic" San Diego mosque shooting At least five people are dead — including two gunmen — after a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont, according to San Diego …

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Techniques found 1

Topics 4

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: macOS 27 will drop support for these four Mac models.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “macOS 27 will drop support for these four Mac models”

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Multiple tech news sources (9to5Mac and Cult of Mac) report that macOS 27 will drop support for specific Intel Mac models, including the 2019 Mac Pro.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mac Pro (2019). These four Macs are the last Intel models currently supported by macOS Tahoe. But when macOS 27 arrives, they won’t be able to install the new software. Will any other models lose supp…
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/18/macos-27-will-drop-support-fo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Supports: All M-series Macs and most Intel Macs from 2019 onward. Security-supported versions: macOS 15 Sequoia (15) and Sonoma (14) still get critical security updates. Which version of macOS can my …
https://www.macworld.com/article/673697/what-version-of-maco…

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web search NEUTRAL — macOS 27 won't support any Intel Mac. Learn about the impact on the security of older computers, and what you can do to prevent problems.macOS 27 is the end of the line for Intel Macs. This 2019 MacBo…
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/macos-27-intel-mac-support

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Claim 2: “Two teenage gunmen opened fire at an Islamic Center in San Diego on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves”

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The claim is corroborated by two independent news sources (France24 and CNBC) and Wikipedia, all stating that two teenage gunmen killed three men and then themselves on a Monday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego ( SAN dee-AY-goh; Spanish: [san ˈdjeɣo]) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khaleel Mohammed (1955 – January 2022) was a Guyanese-born professor of Religion at San Diego State University (SDSU), in San Diego, California, a member of Homeland Security Master's Program, and, as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaleel_Mohammed

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On May 18, 2026, a terrorist attack occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage males fatally shot three men—a security …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Islamic_Center_of_San_Die…

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Claim 3: “At least five people are dead — including two gunmen — after a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and web search results, confirm that five people died (three victims and two gunmen) in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in Clairemont.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Diego shooting may refer to: Cleveland Elementary School shooting, which occurred at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in 1979 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre, which occurred in the San Ysidro ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_shooting

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Claim 4: “‘Bosch’ Star Titus Welliver Lists His Off-Grid SoCal Retreat for $7.8 Million”

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Web search results explicitly confirm that 'Bosch' star Titus Welliver listed his off-grid retreat in Topanga Canyon for $7.8 million.

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web search NEUTRAL — Titus B. Welliver is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of the Man in Black in Lost, Silas Adams in Deadwood, Jimmy O'Phelan in Sons of Anarchy, and the title role in the televisio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Welliver

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web search NEUTRAL — ‘Bosch’ Star Titus Welliver Lists His Off-Grid SoCal Retreat for $7.8 Million.It’s rare to find a home that delivers all of those things while still feeling warm, design-forward, and deeply connected …
https://robbreport.com/shelter/celebrity-homes/bosch-star-ti…

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover videos related to Topanga Canyon Drive on TikTok. See more videos about Road Trip Vibes, Country Roads, Adventure Colorado, Car Driving Down A Hill, Country Roads.Super quick tour of my #topa…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/topanga-canyon-drive

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Claim 5: “macOS 27 won’t support Intel Macs, compatibility limited to Apple silicon models”

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Multiple independent sources (9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, and another web result) confirm that macOS 27 will not support Intel Macs and will be limited to Apple Silicon models.

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web search NEUTRAL — macOS 27 won't support any Intel Mac. Learn about the impact on the security of older computers, and what you can do to prevent problems.
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/macos-27-intel-mac-support

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web search NEUTRAL — macOS 27 will run only on Apple Silicon Macs. Intel Mac support ends with macOS 26 Tahoe, with full incompatible device list and details.
https://pcvenus.com/macos-27-drops-intel-mac-support/

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web search NEUTRAL — macOS 27 won’t support Intel Macs, compatibility limited to Apple silicon models. When macOS 27 ships to all users this fall, it will represent a pivotal transition point for Apple.
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/18/macos-27-will-drop-support-fo…

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Claim 6: “Newsom boosted transitional kindergarten and put preschool out of reach for many California families”

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The specific claim that Newsom's TK boost put preschool out of reach for families appears in an 'Opinion' piece. Other search results discuss funding boosts generally but do not corroborate the specific negative outcome as a fact.

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web search NEUTRAL — Transitional kindergarten came with an unanticipated downside; it’s making childcare less affordable for many CA families. That can be fixed.
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/05/transitional-kinde…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget. Newsom is proposing to target unexpected billions of dollars from surging state revenues to the priorities that school district leaders had prized, including a hig…
https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/05/17/educators-relieved-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2024, voters approved Governor Newsom’s Proposition 1, which is transforming California’s behavioral health systems. It is estimated that funding from Proposition 1 will create 6,800 residential tr…
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/05/12/governor-newsom-delivers-1…

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