Claim(permalink)
A pair of hoaxsters once led hundreds of gullible New Yorkers into participating in a scheme to saw Manhattan Island in half.
✓snopescom rating: not credible; published on 2001-08-25
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2001-08-25
Entities
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