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Group of 7 creeps emerge from NYC sewer manhole in bizarre scene, NYPD launches probe

Nypost · · 379 words · By Alex Oliveira
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Group of 7 creeps emerge from NYC sewer manhole in bizarre scene, NYPD launches probe See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Common ground

A crew of oddballs was filmed emerging from a Brooklyn sewer hole early Friday morning in a strange scene that left New Yorkers questioning their motives.

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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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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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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: “seven people were milling about the roadway”
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Multiple sources confirm that groups of approximately seven people were seen emerging from the sewer system.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Another camera captured the seven men emerging from the same manhole just after 2 a.m. Friday. They appeared to change clothes after climbing ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/brooklyn-sewer-manhole-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Videos captured groups of six to seven people emerging from the sewer system in the middle of the night. New York City Sewers
https://www.facebook.com/REAL923LA/posts/videos-captured-gro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · Surveillance videos show multiple groups of people entering New York City's sewer system through maintenance holes in Brooklyn and Queens over ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/police-investigate-myste…
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Claim 2: “The video shows one person appearing to lift a manhole cover from McDonald Avenue in Gravesend before stashing it on the curb between parked cars.”
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Three independent web search results (Instagram, NY Post, and another source) specifically describe the video showing a manhole cover being lifted from McDonald Avenue in Gravesend and placed on the curb.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in November 2023, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The lis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people, in two or more separate events over a period of time, for primarily psychological reasons. There are gaps of time between the ki…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_serial_killers_by_numb…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Guthrie
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Claim 3: “They were there “inspecting the sewer infrastructure at this location to ensure there is no damage to the system,” a DEP spokesperson told The Post in a statement.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the statement from the DEP spokesperson.
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Claim 4: “A crew of oddballs was filmed emerging from a Brooklyn sewer hole early Friday morning”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that several men were filmed emerging from a Brooklyn sewer manhole on a Friday morning (dates mentioned as May 29/30, 2026).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, Our Lady of the Agony, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Sorrows
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blue Bloods is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on CBS from September 24, 2010, to December 13, 2024, across 14 seasons and 293 episodes. Its main characters are the fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police procedural sitcom that aired on Fox from September 17, 2013, to May 20, 2018, and later on NBC, from January 10, 2019, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons…
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Claim 5: “The NYPD has since launched an investigation into the gross stunt that was captured in shocking footage obtained by The Flatbush Scoop.”
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While web search results confirm the NYPD is investigating the general phenomenon of people entering sewers, there is no specific corroboration in the provided evidence regarding 'The Flatbush Scoop' as the source of the footage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chaverim (Hebrew: חברים, lit. 'companions'), also spelled Chaveirim, is an umbrella name for Orthodox Jewish volunteer organizations with locations all over the world; they provide roadside assistance…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaverim
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These are the 2,977 victims of the September 11 attacks and as well as 6 victims from the bombing of February 26, 1993, as they appear inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New Y…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, Italian: [dʒuˈljaːni]; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani
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Claim 6: “Some appeared to be wearing waders and boots, and they began stripping their apparently filthy clothes off right there on the sidewalk and piling their stuff into a trio of waiting cars.”
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Both the New York Post and AOL report that the individuals appeared to wear waders and boots, removed their clothes on the sidewalk, and put them into three waiting cars.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2019 · The only tricky part is in extremely cold and fast moving water. In this circumstance, I use a set of waders with the wading boot built in.
https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-gotten-your-boots-stuck-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Some of them appeared to be wearing waders and boots ... clothing off on the sidewalk before tossing their belongings into three cars waiting ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/bizarre-nyc-sewer-spel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Some of them appeared to be wearing waders and boots ... clothing off on the sidewalk before tossing their belongings into three cars waiting ...
https://www.aol.com/articles/mystery-nyc-manhole-mole-people…
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Claim 7: “Footage from the investigation, also obtained by The Flatbush Scoop, showed cops pulling one of their fellow Finest – dressed in a masked respirator and brown-stained white coveralls — out of the ground after apparently searching the sewer.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic stock footage websites and unrelated Wikipedia entries. There is no evidence confirming the specific footage of an officer in a respirator being pulled from a sewer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American television in 2022, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rudolph William Louis Giuliani (, Italian: [dʒuˈljaːni]; born May 28, 1944) is an American politician and disbarred lawyer who served as the 108th mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He previous…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani
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Claim 8: “No arrests have been made, police said.”
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The web search results mention 'no arrests' in relation to a shooting at Taste of the City Lounge and a train incident in the Bronx, but none of the results confirm the arrest status specifically for the sewer incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that investigators suspect multiple shooters, estimated at up to four, were involved, firing multiple firearms.However, to date, no arrests have been made in con…
https://en.liputan6.com/en/read/6135354/fatal-shooting-at-ta…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York police are seeking the public's help finding a group of a dozen girls they say taunted two other girls during an early-morning train ride in March, pulling the two victims by the hair off of …
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/nypd-seeks-help-identifyi…
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK, NY: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a public appeal for residents to show respect toward the New York Police Department following the release of viral videos from Washington Square…
https://news.meaww.com/mamdani-defends-officers-in-park-snow…
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Claim 9: “Hours later, a crew from the city Department of Environmental Protection was seen working at the site of the mystery.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence and role of the NYC DEP, the web search results provided do not mention a specific crew being sent to the site of this incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Law enforcement in New York City is carried out by numerous federal, state, city and private agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of law enforcement in the United States.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a list of the emergency and first responder agencies that responded to the September 11 attacks against the United States, on September 11, 2001. This list generally only lists those a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's water supply and sewage treatment systems, and works to redu…
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