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Speedboat driver charged after capsizing on Statue of Liberty tour, killing infant and mother | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 380 words · By Associated Press; LAURA TURBAY; LARRY NEUMEISTER
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Speedboat driver charged after capsizing on Statue of Liberty tour, killing infant and mother NEW YORK (AP) — A speedboat that capsized during a nighttime tour around the Statue of Liberty, drowning a baby girl and her mother, was illegally chartered,…

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What happened

Speedboat driver charged after capsizing on Statue of Liberty tour, killing infant and mother NEW YORK (AP) — A speedboat that capsized during a nighttime tour around the Statue of Liberty, drowning a baby girl and her mother, was illegally chartered,…

Why it matters

The boat’s pilot, Manuel Hernandez, was charged … Associated Press flipped this story into U.S.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Augustus Grissett spent three decades running the drug-abuse clinic at a hospital in Queens.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Augustus Grissett spent three decades running the drug-abuse clinic at a hospital in Queens.”
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The evidence provided includes a funeral home notice mentioning an Augustus 'Gus' Grissett, but it does not mention him running a drug-abuse clinic in Queens for three decades.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence. Costa Rica and Panama...
https://fox59.com/news/536-million-mega-millions-winner-to-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — LaJoie Clinic. Эпиляция, депиляция, Массажный салон, Косметология.
https://lajoie-clinic.clients.site/
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web search NEUTRAL — friend and extraordinary forever love Augustus “Gus” Grissett. They welcomed a son. early in their union, Augustus “Guy Guy “Grissett, Jr. Their marriage/love story would. last for over 55 years until…
https://www.whipperfuneral.com/obituaries/julianne-toey-gris…
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Claim 2: “RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to speak at an event in New York on Saturday.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to speak at an event in New York on a Saturday (specifically mentioning Madison Square Garden).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat (IPA: [moːɦən mədʱukəɾ bʱaːɡʋət̪]; born 11 September 1950) is an Indian activist who is serving as the sixth and current Sarsanghchalak (Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohan_Bhagwat
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The article lists the leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The RSS is an Indian Hindutva paramilitary organisation, which is widely regarded as the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Jan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_Rashtri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sangh Parivar (translation: "Family of the Sangh" or the "RSS family") is an umbrella term for the collection of Hindutva organisations formed by, and affiliated to, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sang…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangh_Parivar
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Claim 3: “A speedboat that capsized during a nighttime tour around the Statue of Liberty, drowning a baby girl and her mother”
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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of motorboats and speedboats, and a tour operator in Miami. There is no mention of a capsizing incident near the Statue of Liberty involving a baby and her mother.
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web search NEUTRAL — A motorboat with an outboard motor A motorboat or powerboat is a boat whose propulsion is exclusively provided by a motor, not by wind power (e.g. sail or power kite) or human power. A motorboat capab…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorboat
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the world of high-performance boating with Speedboat Magazine. Stay updated with the latest news, expert reviews, race coverage, and lifestyle features.
https://www.speedboat.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience the thrill of a lifetime with Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures! Our boats will take you on an awesome ride through Miami's waterways. Book now!
https://www.thrillermiami.com/
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Claim 4: “The boat... was illegally chartered, overcrowded and operating with a slew of safety violations, federal prosecutors said Monday.”
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The evidence provided includes general Wikipedia entries about the US federal government and the Statue of Liberty, but contains no information regarding federal prosecutors' statements about an illegally chartered or overcrowded boat.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States national monument comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island in the states of New Jersey and New York. It includes the 1886 Statue of Liberty…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty_National_Mon…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the northeastern United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World), a large statue b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Island
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture of a robed and crowned woman on Liberty Island, part of New York City…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty
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Claim 5: “Arrochar resident celebrates 75th birthday on a Zeppelin in Germany”
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The evidence provides information about Arrochar (Scotland and Staten Island) and general New Year Honours lists, but there is no mention of Dr. Frances R. Curcio or a 75th birthday celebration on a Zeppelin.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Year Honours 2000 for the United Kingdom and New Zealand were announced on 31 December 1999, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2000. The Honours list is a list of people w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_New_Year_Honours
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Year Honours 2015 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_New_Year_Honours
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web search NEUTRAL — Arrochar (/ ˈærəxər / ARR-ə-khər; Scottish Gaelic: An t-Àrchar [ən̪ˠ t̪aːɾəɾ] or An Tairbeart an Iar) is a village at the head of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Arrochar Alps are named af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrochar,_Argyll
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Claim 6: “The boat’s pilot, Manuel Hernandez, was charged”
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The evidence provided only contains general etymological information about the name 'Manuel' and does not mention a pilot named Manuel Hernandez or any charges filed against him.
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web search NEUTRAL — Manuel is a masculine given name originating in the Hebrew name Immanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל), which means "God with us." [1][better source needed] It was reportedly brought from the Byzantine Empire (as Μαν…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Manuel. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel
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web search NEUTRAL — Manuel es un nombre de pila masculino. Es la variante en español del nombre hebreo Emanuel (עִמָּנוּאֵל, ʻImmānûʼēl), que significa ‘Dios está con nosotros’.
https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_(nombre)
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Claim 7: “NYC is more than 20 percent open space”
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A web search result explicitly states 'NYC is more than 20 percent open space'. While other results discuss specific open spaces (Greenbelt, streets), the primary source directly confirms the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City is made up of five governmental districts named boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boroughs_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York City, with a Census-estimated population of 8,584,629 in July 2025, is a large and ethnically diverse metropolis. It is the largest city in the United States, and has a long history of intern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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