<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Brooklyn Bugle &#187; national report</title> <atom:link href="http://brooklynbugle.com/tag/national-report/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://brooklynbugle.com</link> <description>On the web because paper is expensive</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:10:30 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2</generator> <item><title>Inside The Islamic Connection Hoax to Brooklyn Bridge Flag Prank Your Facebook and Twitter Friends Fell For</title><link>http://brooklynbugle.com/2014/07/25/inside-the-islamic-connection-hoax-to-brooklyn-bridge-flag-prank-your-facebook-and-twitter-friends-fell-for/</link> <comments>http://brooklynbugle.com/2014/07/25/inside-the-islamic-connection-hoax-to-brooklyn-bridge-flag-prank-your-facebook-and-twitter-friends-fell-for/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:59:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Homer Fink]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brooklyn bridge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hoaxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national report]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://brooklynbugle.com/?p=562787</guid> <description><![CDATA[So your Tea Party Facebook friends are doing a lap and high fiving each other right now over this&#8230;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So your Tea Party Facebook friends are doing a lap and high fiving each other right now over this &#8220;news item&#8221;:</p><blockquote><p><a href="http://nationalreport.net/nyc-firefighter-claims-islamic-involvement-recent-brooklyn-bridge-white-flag-incident/#sthash.ILcGzRCH.dpuf " target="_blank">The National Report:</a> Sheldon Wayne Thomas is a New York firefighter stationed in Brooklyn’s 68th precinct. He accompanied officers Tuesday because of his experience as a climber, helping them traverse the cables to reach the flagpoles 277 feet above the ground.<br /> “What NYPD Commissioner William Bratton failed to mention during the recent press conference–and what I believe the American people deserve to know–is that evidence found at the scene point to Islamic involvement.”</p></blockquote><p>It&#8217;s not true, it&#8217;s satire as the National Report is a<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Report" target="_blank"> humor site</a>.  Of course simple logic would alert you to the fact that:</p><p>A) The 68th Precinct does not cover the area of the Brooklyn Bridge, it&#8217;s the 84th Precinct.<br /> B) Firefighters are part of Engine or Ladder Companies in NYC, not precincts.</p><p>Not only that, using a simple tool we&#8217;ve discovered called &#8220;Google&#8221; reveals that <a href="http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/10/05/fox-falls-for-fake-story-about-obama-personally/196304" target="_blank">Fox News has been duped</a> by this site in the past <a href="http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2013/08/26/national-report-proves-that-not-everyone-on-internet-can-write-satire" target="_blank">as has Arizona Governor Jan Brewer</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://brooklynbugle.com/2014/07/25/inside-the-islamic-connection-hoax-to-brooklyn-bridge-flag-prank-your-facebook-and-twitter-friends-fell-for/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>