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A conspiracy theory widely shared on Facebook says the partial collapse of an oceanfront condominium building near Miami was actually an attack aimed at a “high-value target” Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump.
The claim, posted the same day as the fall of June 24, stated:
“What are the chances the building collapse is 5 buildings south of Ivanka? 50 ppl still missing .. yup that’s more convincing they targeted hvt, if not also destroying the evidence and / or closing the tunnel entrance.USE OF TUNNELS UNDER THE HOTEL FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE.The building is in good condition.Upscale condo near Miami Beach still collapses Champlain Towers South Condo on Surfside near Miami Beach has been completed in 1981. A recent condo sold $ 710,000 on the ocean.
The post, which includes photos of the collapse and a map indicating the proximity of Ivanka Trumps ’residence to that building, was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat misinformation and misinformation in its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership on Facebook.)
A day after the crash, with search-and-rescue efforts still underway, officials said they did not know the cause of the crash and would take time before an investigation could test the cause.
Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condo building built in 1981 in Surfside, a town northeast of Miami, partially collapsed early on the morning of June 24th.
In a media statement the next afternoon, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said four people were killed and 159 remained unrecorded, but the number was liquid. He said that even as search and rescue efforts continue, structural engineers will eventually evaluate what could have caused the collapse.
Republic of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also clarified that it will take time before an investigation into a possible cause takes place. He said:
“We need a specific explanation for how this might have happened, and that’s an explanation that needs to be an accurate explanation, it’s an explanation that we don’t want to go wrong, obviously, but at the same time I think it’s important to be timely. “
Engineering and architecture experts told the New York Times it could take a long time to determine the cause of the collapse, but the possibilities for damage include faulty components, a damaged foundation, or construction defects or design.
Shimon Wdowinski, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University in Miami, said the building showed signs of ground subsidence of gradual repair or sudden subsidence of the Earths surface in the 1990s, according to space -based radar data he analyzed. . But landslides alone are unlikely to cause buildings to collapse, he said.
Several engineering experts have suggested a number of factors that may play a role, including saltwater leaving the concrete and potentially weakening the beams that carry the structure, the Miami Herald reported.
Scientists have long noted the risk of developing in the changing sands of a barrier island like Miami Beach, especially with rising sea levels, NBC News reported. That may not be the reason for this collapse, but it remains an engineering challenge in the region, the network said.
According to news reports, the Miami home of Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who both served as White House aides under Donald Trump, is one block away from the collapsed building. The Wall Street Journal reported in January that the couple rented a condo in a building called Arte.
With the collapse factor unspecified, and no evidence that it was a deliberate act aimed at the former president’s older daughter, we rated the post False.
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