On this day in conspiracies

Federal judge Jack B. Weinstein dismisses the bulk of the Lutzes' suit, stating the book appeared 'to a large extent' to be 'a work of fiction, relying in large part upon the suggestions of Mr. Weber,' and refers possible ethics violations by the attorneys to the New York State Bar Association.

A House Judiciary Committee investigative report, The Inslaw Affair, largely backs the courts' findings that Justice misappropriated PROMIS and calls for compensation, while noting it could not resolve the surrounding allegations, including questions about Casolaro's death.

The day before the attacks, put-option volume on AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, spikes sharply. American 11 and American 77 will be hijacked the next morning.

Minutes after the Harris–Trump presidential debate, and roughly seven weeks after Biden withdrew from the race, Swift endorses Kamala Harris in an Instagram post signed “Childless Cat Lady.” She cites an AI-generated fake of a Trump endorsement as her reason for speaking plainly. The endorsement is for Harris, not Biden, undercutting the original premise entirely.

At the ABC News presidential debate, watched by roughly 67 million people, the claim is repeated on the debate stage: “They're eating the dogs... they're eating the cats.” Moderator David Muir notes on air that Springfield's city manager had said there were no credible reports of pets being harmed by immigrants. The false claim is now one of the most-viewed statements of the campaign.

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, is fatally shot by a single gunshot fired from a rooftop while he speaks at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, in front of a crowd of roughly 3,000 people. He is pronounced dead the same day.