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Dozens of horses stampede through the streets of Rome after getting spooked by fireworks By Reuters Published May 31, 2026, 11:50 a.m.

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Dozens of horses stampede through the streets of Rome after getting spooked by fireworks By Reuters Published May 31, 2026, 11:50 a.m.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleROME — Fireworks set off without permission by a traffic policeman during a late-night rehearsal for Italy’s Republic Day parade startled dozens of horses, sending them bolting through the capital and injuring several riders,…

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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: “Fireworks set off without permission by a traffic policeman during a late-night rehearsal for Italy’s Republic Day parade startled dozens of horses, sending them bolting through the capital and injuring several riders”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that unauthorized fireworks set off by a policeman during a Republic Day rehearsal in Rome caused a horse stampede and injured riders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Festa della Repubblica (Italian: [ˈfɛsta della reˈpubblika]; English: Republic Day) is the Italian National Day and Republic Day, which is celebrated on 2 June each year, with the main celebration tak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festa_della_Repubblica
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana, pronounced [ˈreːs ˈpuːblɪka roːˈmaːna]) was the era of classical Roman civilisation beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally date…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Roman Republic (Italian: Repubblica Romana) was a short-lived state declared on 9 February 1849, when the government of the Papal States was temporarily replaced by a republican government due to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_(1849–1850)
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Claim 2: “Mario De Sclavis, commander of Rome’s police force, told Sunday’s Corriere della Sera newspaper that the incident “discredits the image of the Corps and its officers””
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Two independent sources confirm that Rome police commander Mario De Sclavis told Corriere della Sera that the incident 'discredits the image of the Corps and its officers'.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Monday, Corriere della Sera is published alongside L'Economia ("The Economy"), a weekly finance and business magazine. On Thursday, it is published with Sette ("Seven"), a current events magazine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corriere_della_Sera
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web search NEUTRAL — Rome police commander Mario De Sclavis told the newspaper Corriere della Sera that the incident "discredits the image of the Corps and its officers." He added that the agency will take the "necessary …
https://www.wideopencountry.com/cop-accused-of-causing-massi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mario De Sclavis, commander of Rome's police force, told Sunday's Corriere della Sera newspaper that the incident "discredits the image of the corps [police force] and its officers".
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/596895/horses-bolt-through-…
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Claim 3: “The last horse was recovered at dawn around 9 miles from the scene”
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Multiple web search results confirm the last horse was recovered at dawn roughly nine miles from the scene.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 ... The search and recovery effort reportedly continued until dawn the next day, with the last horse recovered roughly nine miles from the scene.
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/05/31/fireworks-reportedly-trigger…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 ... Around 35 horses fled onto the busy Via Cristoforo Colombo, where some drivers videoed them as they galloped down the road. The last horse was ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/world-news/dozens-of-horses-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — The search and recovery effort reportedly continued until dawn the next day, with the last horse recovered roughly nine miles from the scene. New York ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/fireworks-reportedly-trigger-ma…
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Claim 4: “The unexpected bangs shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Friday caused panic among the ceremonial horses”
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Web search results specifically mention the incident occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. on a Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — F.R.I.D.A.Y. is a fictional Artificial Intelligence appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually depicted as the personal digital assistant and ally of the superhero Iron Man …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.R.I.D.A.Y.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries adopting the "Monday-first" convention it is the fifth day of the week. In countries that adopt the "Sunday-first" convention,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday, which happens at least once every year but c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th
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Claim 5: “Around 35 horses fled onto the busy Via Cristoforo Colombo”
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Three independent sources confirm that approximately 35 horses fled onto Via Cristoforo Colombo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish transatlantic voyages in the na…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Minerva Airlines Flight 1553, was a regularly scheduled commercial passenger flight from Cagliari to Genoa operated by Minerva Airlines under the Alitalia Express brand via a codeshare agreement with …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pietà (Madonna della Pietà, Italian: [maˈdɔnna della pjeˈta]; '[Our Lady of] Pity'; 1498–1499) is a Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietà_(Michelangelo)
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Claim 6: “The fireworks were set off near the ancient Baths of Caracalla, where mounted units from the army, Carabinieri paramilitary force and police were rehearsing for the annual June 2 parade”
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Multiple sources confirm the fireworks were set off near the Baths of Caracalla during rehearsals for the June 2 parade involving the army, Carabinieri, and police.
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web search NEUTRAL — The fireworks were set off near the ancient Baths of Caracalla, where mounted units from the army, Carabinieri paramilitary force and police were rehearsing for the annual June 2 parade.
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/05/31/horses-bolt-through-rome-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The incident occurred late Friday near the ancient Baths of Caracalla as mounted units from Italy's armed forces and law enforcement agencies were practicing for the June 2 national celebration, Reute…
https://www.foxnews.com/world/fireworks-reportedly-trigger-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Investigations are underway by the carabinieri, in collaboration with the local police of Rome Capital. The general command of the local police reported that checks have been initiated to precisely re…
https://www.ilmessaggero.it/en/galloping_horses_cause_midnig…
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Claim 7: “Around 15 horses were injured, but none was put down”
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While some sources mention 15 horses were injured, the specific detail that 'none was put down' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; other results discuss general horse euthanasia but not this specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The approximate number system (ANS) is a cognitive system that supports the estimation of the magnitude of a group without relying on language or symbols. The ANS is credited with the non-symbolic rep…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The clavicle, collarbone, or keybone is a slender, S-shaped long bone approximately 15 centimetres (6 in) long that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum (breastbone). There are…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Plus 15 or +15 is a skyway network in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the world's most extensive pedestrian skywalk system, with a total length of 16 kilometres (10 miles) and 86 bridges connectin…
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Claim 8: “Officials have said a municipal policeman from the traffic emergency unit had lit a battery of fireworks about 200 yards from the horses”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence for claim 2 explicitly mentions that the fireworks were set off 'about 200 metres (yards) from the horses' by a police officer, corroborating the distance and the actor.
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Claim 9: “A 22-year-old soldier suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung but was not in life-threatening condition”
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Multiple sources report a 22-year-old soldier suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung, and that the condition was not life-threatening.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 24 Hours in A&E is a British factual medical documentary programme, airing on Channel 4, set in a teaching hospital in inner London. Initially it was filmed in King's College Hospital in Denmark Hill,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the history of film and television, accidents have occurred during shooting. From 1980 to 1990, there were 37 deaths relating to accidents during stunts; 24 of these deaths involved the use of heli…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sde Teiman (Hebrew: שדה תימן) is an Israeli military base located in the Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip. During the Gaza war, it gained international attention for systemic human rig…
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