The Reflecting Pool Is Shimmering Again. Will It Last? | Flipboard

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After weeks of repairs, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is reflecting again.

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What happened

After weeks of repairs, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is reflecting again.

Why it matters

The century-old landmark has been slowly refilled over the past few days, after the completion of a $14.2 million project in which workers coated its concrete floor with a dark-blue-tinted waterproofing material.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The century-old landmark has been slowly refilled over the past few days”

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Multiple sources confirm the pool was refilled over a period of time following repairs, specifically mentioning the process starting or completing around June 5, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is the largest of the many reflecting pools in Washington, D.C. Dedicated in 1922, it is a 2,028-by-167-foot (618 by 51 m) concrete-bottomed roughly rectangular po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Memorial_Reflecting_Po…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rainbow Pool was a reflecting pool located on the National Mall in Washington D.C., USA. It was designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., and was situated between the Lincoln Memo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Pool

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A reflecting pool, also called a reflection pool, is a water feature found in gardens, parks and memorial sites. It usually consists of a shallow pool of water with a reflective surface, undisturbed b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflecting_pool

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Claim 2: “President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to carry out a new attack on Iran as soon as this weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday”

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The claim is reported by Fortune and other web search results, specifically citing the Wall Street Journal as the original source of the report that President Trump ordered a military attack on Iran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The editorial board at The Wall Street Journal writes opinion articles in The Wall Street Journal and selects opinion articles by outside parties for publication. The editorial board is known for its …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editorial_board_at_The_Wall_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Journal (stylized as THE JOURNAL.) is a daily news podcast co-produced by the Swedish audio streaming service Spotify and the American business newspaper The Wall Street Journal, currently hosted …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Journal_(podcast)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), commonly known as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and financ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal

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Claim 3: “the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is reflecting again”

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Multiple independent news sources (WBAL, NPR) confirm that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been refilled and reopened following renovations in June 2026.

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Claim 4: “Kevin Knuth shifted from skepticism to serious UAP research”

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Web search results describe Dr. Kevin Knuth as a physicist who transitioned from being a 'curious observer' (skeptic/non-active researcher) to an active researcher in UAPs, citing his 2019 paper in Entropy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Aligned, Multiple-transient Events in the First Palomar Sky Survey" and "Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-I) may be associated with nuclear testing and reports of unidentified a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Hunter Knuth (born 1965) is a Professor of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY). Knuth conducts research in information physics, foundations of quantum mechanics, and Bayesian analysis wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Knuth

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable people who are ufologists (people who investigate whether UFOs are linked to extraterrestrial aliens).
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Claim 5: “completion of a $14.2 million project in which workers coated its concrete floor with a dark-blue-tinted waterproofing material”

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Multiple web sources explicitly mention the $14.2 million (or 'more than $14 million') cost and the use of a blue-tinted waterproofing material/coating on the concrete floor.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John J. "J.J." Cafaro is an American businessman and convicted felon best known for his business ventures in Northeast Ohio and his controversial political involvement with U.S. president Donald Trump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Cafaro

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