New Jersey drones: a spiral of information

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 19 December 2024

You may have heard about the mystery surrounding sightings in the sky in the US state of New Jersey.

Members of the public have reported thousands of drone sightings in the last month.

Officials haven't been able to confirm what they are, and the lack of concrete answers has led to an explosion of conspiracy theories and panic among locals.

Foreign interference and local military exercises are among popular theories, both of which have been disregarded by authorities.

Maddy Kearns is an associate editor at an outlet called The Free Press. She's been looking at the spiral of information over the last response, and the communication strategy from officials.

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