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Romanian Cops Did Not Find Andrew Tate Because Of His Greta Thunberg Video

This is a lesson in media failure and misinformation.

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Ben Dreyfuss
Dec 30, 2022
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(Update Friday, December 30): Romanian officials have now confirmed to the New York Times and Washington Post that the pizza box had nothing to do with it. “Speculation online centered on whether a distinctive pizza box featured in one of Mr. Tate’s tweets to Ms. Thunberg had helped lead the authorities to him, but Ramona Bolla, a spokeswoman for the Di…

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