—@nypost with a tick-tock on "how conspiracy theories about the NYPD Shake Shack 'poisoning' blew up" https://t.co/mGKZaekmIV
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) June 22, 2020
Two police unions were behind the false rumor that Shake Shack workers intentionally poisoned three NYPD cops.
— julia reinstein 🚡 (@juliareinstein) June 16, 2020
One union president initially blamed the disproven milkshake attack on "vicious criminals who dislike us simply because of the uniform we wear."https://t.co/FHFslqXP3L
NYPD clears Shake Shack employees against whom two of the city’s police unions had made incendiary accusations late Monday night. https://t.co/bsJsijzdPH
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) June 16, 2020
Fun part of the hyped claim that NY police were poisoned is the police union’s immediate/unequivocal declarations that officers were targeted and of the risks they faced. No hesitation. No call to probe further. Basically, the union statement in every fucking police shooting. https://t.co/bTwesdtJAB
— David Simon (@AoDespair) June 16, 2020
After a thorough investigation by the NYPD’s Manhattan South investigators, it has been determined that there was no criminality by shake shack’s employees.
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) June 16, 2020
just updated my piece in the wake of the stunning report today that the three officers at the center of the "poisoning" were never sick and never even felt any symptoms.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) June 22, 2020
the whole tale was invented by NYPD brass—and the press hyped it nonstop; https://t.co/W8FyFv5iBe
NYPD lied. Police lie. All the time. https://t.co/gzFFrQWxV5
— Touré (@Toure) June 22, 2020
Sad! 