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1. Nov 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM

   November 2026: The page now states the claim it judges, that coordinated naked short selling destroyed Bear Stearns, and rates it unsubstantiated rather than partly true. Corrections include the Cioffi and Tannin acquittal (Brooklyn federal court, under six hours of deliberation), the liquidity-pool figure ($18.1 billion), the Maiden Lane loan structure and the date of the peak short interest (14 March).