New York Tunnel Fact Check

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FACT CHECK Only dirt and tools found in New York tunnel, not mattresses or booster seats | Fact check Hannah Hudnall USA TODAY Published 8:40 p.m. ET Jan. 12, 2024 | Updated 11:28 a.m. ET Jan. 16, 2024

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A fact-check screenshot from USA TODAY shows several Orthodox Jewish men inspecting a hole dug into a damaged building wall. The joke references rumors that mattresses and booster seats were found in a secret New York tunnel, humorously denying those claims while showing only dirt and tools. It is used as an absurd reaction to fact-checking an obviously strange or conspiratorial story.

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