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9/11 memorial: No link between Occupy, vandalism

An official at the new memorial casts doubt on a New York Post story attacking Zuccotti Park protesters

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More doubt is being cast on a New York Post story alleging that Occupy Wall Street protesters were responsible for graffiti at the new 9/11 memorial at ground zero.

“We know of no link between Occupy protesters and acts of vandalism,” 9/11 memorial spokesman Michael Frazier tells me.

Frazier says he is seeking more information from the Post about its story, which was published last week and began like this:

The NYPD has moved three elite Manhattan homicide detectives and a deputy chief to the raucous Occupy Wall Street protest in response to a rash of sex attacks, thefts and vandalism — including graffiti scrawled on the nearby 9/11 Memorial, The Post has learned.

The story was picked up by conservative blogs despite an apparent lack of evidence that occupiers were involved in the incidents.

By Justin Elliott

Justin Elliott is a reporter for ProPublica. You can follow him on Twitter @ElliottJustin


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