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CBS Pulls Claim After 9/11 Petition Gains 24K Signatures

7/28/2026

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CBS News New York removed a claim after journalist Judd Legum called it a “lie.”
Activist Giovanni Galante, whose husband died in 9/11, launched a petition asking Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 25th remembrance ceremony.
The petition had over 24,000 signatures by Tuesday morning.
CBS revised the story, removed the disputed line, and now says the petition “drawn thousands of signatures, victims' families.”

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Story summary

CBS News New York removed a claim after journalist Judd Legum called it a “lie.”
Activist Giovanni Galante, whose husband died in 9/11, launched a petition asking Mayor Zohran Mamdani to skip the 25th remembrance ceremony.
The petition had over 24,000 signatures by Tuesday morning.
CBS revised the story, removed the disputed line, and now says the petition “drawn thousands of signatures, victims' families.”