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		atombender on July 17, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wayback Machine points to pro-Russia rebels in dow... "The State Department was trying to confirm reports that 23 Americans were aboard the downed aircraft, spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said." (http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-mis...)

nextstep on July 19, 2014 [–]

And once the US Dept. of State investigated, they discovered the 23 Americans claim to be false (but later one dual-national American was found to have boarded the flight): http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118762/false-report-23-am...

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