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The New York Police Department is investigating a TikTok video showing three individuals in overalls and headlamps emerging from a manhole near Penn Station. This incident follows similar occurrences in Manhattan that were previously investigated.
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NYPD probes fresh video of people climbing out of Manhattan manhole Video on TikTok showed three people in overalls and what appeared to be headlamps emerging from a manhole near Penn Station and Madison Square Garden.
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New York police are investigating a new video of three people emerging from a manhole in Manhattan, months after similar incidents were deemed to …
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The New York Police Department is investigating a TikTok video showing three individuals in overalls and headlamps emerging from a manhole near Penn Station. This incident follows similar occurrences in Manhattan that were previously investigated.
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Claim 1: “NYPD probes fresh video of people climbing out of Manhattan manhole”
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Multiple independent sources, including Flipboard, Google News, and YouTube news reports, confirm that the NYPD is investigating a video of people climbing out of a Manhattan manhole.
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— New York police are investigating new video showing people climbing out of a manhole in Manhattan.Why are people emerging from New York manholes? NYPD is investigating. 8 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— New video shows people climbing out of a manhole in Midtown Manhattan last week in the latest of several similar incidents across New York City. Police sources say these people could be treasure hunte…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/nypd-investigates-a-tiktok-v…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/nypd-investigates-a-tiktok-v…
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— Authorities in New York City are investigating new video showing three people climbing out of a Manhattan manhole in the middle of the night. … ...ещё.Интернет-блэкаут, Телеграм сопротивляется, Binanc…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-fENCRYPg4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-fENCRYPg4
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Claim 2: “UCF Announces Controversial Disney Sponsorship”
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While there is evidence of UCF and Disney existing in Florida, and evidence of legal disputes between Disney and the state of Florida, none of the provided search results or Wikipedia entries mention a specific 'controversial sponsorship' announcement between UCF and Disney.
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— Disney v. DeSantis was a lawsuit brought against Florida governor Ron DeSantis by the Parks, Experiences and Products division of The Walt Disney Company in 2023 in the United States District Court fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_v._DeSantis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_v._DeSantis
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— Walt Disney World Resort (commonly known as Walt Disney World or Disney World) is an entertainment and vacation resort complex located about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Orlando, Florida, United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_World
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— The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD), formerly the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), is the governing jurisdiction and special taxing district for the land of Walt Disney Worl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversi…
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Claim 3: “Lioness Season 3 wrapped up a few days ago”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding dating forums, personality types, and general TikTok subreddits. There is no mention of the series 'Lioness' or its production status.
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— This is a place to post fun, cute, funny, interesting titktok videos you've found. This sub is to share fun tiktok you've found or made. Asking for follows/likes will result in an immediate ban. Anyth…
https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTok/
https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTok/
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— Aug 21, 2012 · This irks me no end, this emphasis on wanting to be unique, different, and special. I don't want that. I would like to fit in! Other people tell me I am...
https://www.typologycentral.com/threads/im-a-really-special-…
https://www.typologycentral.com/threads/im-a-really-special-…
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— r/datingoverfifty: A forum for discussing the ins and outs of dating over 50, as well as nascent relationships, and single life.
https://www.reddit.com/r/datingoverfifty/
https://www.reddit.com/r/datingoverfifty/
Claim 4: “Video on TikTok showed three people in overalls and what appeared to be headlamps emerging from a manhole near Penn Station and Madison Square Garden.”
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The claim is corroborated by Flipboard and a TikTok-related news report describing three people in overalls/waders and headlamps emerging from a manhole near Penn Station/Madison Square Garden.
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— Bryant Park is a 9.6-acre (3.9 ha), privately managed public park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and between 40…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryant_Park
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— This is a list of notable American non-officeholders who endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Donald_Trump_2024_pres…
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— Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch-American music corporation under Dutch law. While UMG's corporate headquart…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Music_Group
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Claim 5: “Three people wearing waders and headlamps climbed out of a sidewalk manhole on Seventh Avenue directly across from Pennsylvania Station on Aug. 18”
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Multiple web sources (The Independent, TikTok news reports, and other news snippets) confirm the detail of three people in waders and headlamps emerging from a manhole on Seventh Avenue across from Penn Station.
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— 34th Street–Penn Station is an express station on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 34th Street and Seventh Avenue in the Midtown neighbo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_Street–Penn_Station_(IRT_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_Street–Penn_Station_(IRT_…
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— The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (also known as the IRT Seventh Avenue Line or the IRT West Side Line) is a New York City Subway line. It is one of several lines that serves the A Division, stretc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRT_Broadway–Seventh_Avenue_Li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRT_Broadway–Seventh_Avenue_Li…
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— Seventh Avenue—co-named Fashion Avenue in the Garment District and known as Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard north of Central Park—is a thoroughfare on the West Side of the borough of Manhattan in Ne…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Avenue_(Manhattan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Avenue_(Manhattan)
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