2025-01-01 23:42:47
The FBI stated they are "Working with their partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism" [Link] "An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations." per statement [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-17) Author
2025-01-01 23:48:32
An FBI representative did initially state publicly that they were not considering it an act of terrorism. This later changed and the FBI is now investigating it as a terrorist act. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-4) Author
2025-01-01 23:54:28
The post specifically uses the word initially. Initially they said they did not believe it was a terrorist attack. An Isis flag clearly indicates terrorism NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-0-4) Author
2025-01-02 00:36:10
There is no evidence the FBI lied or tried to cover up the status of the incident as a terrorist attack. They were in the initial stages of investigation so they claimed it was not known to be so. They later verified it was indeed a terrorist attack. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-3) Author