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A phantom blast in Dubai and the half-life of a Reuters byline

A Reuters-sourced report of explosions in central Dubai was rejected inside half an hour by the Dubai Media Office. The episode is a small case study in how fast unverified claims move and how slowly they are corrected.

Adrian Kowalczyk · Monexus Geopolitics desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·16 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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  • https://t.me/wfwitness
  • https://t.me/rnintel
  • https://t.me/rnintel
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Media_Office
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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