The article was archived by Gog the Mild via FACBot ( talk) 12 July 2024 [1].
This article is about the 2023 Union Square riot. This was a giveaway of gaming-related items gone wrong, meant to be hosted by Kai Cenat. Any comments are welcome and appreciated. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 14:55, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Image review
Nikkimaria, do you have any further comments? 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 22:12, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
In the interest of brevity I'd like to change "while not having a permit for the gathering." into "without a permit for the gathering." or even better "without a permit." I would also like for the lead to briefly summarize the consequences, including injuries, property damage and arrests. Regards. Draken Bowser ( talk) 11:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
This one's been stale because the Wayback Machine and other Internet Archive services are currently down. Will get back to it when I can. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Done. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Done. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
I was unable to find any. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
That's all for now. voorts ( talk/ contributions) 23:31, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
I'll review the article in a bit. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 22:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 18:46, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
announced that they– "that" is unnecessary.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 14:12, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
As of August 2023, Cenat has a cumulative– "had" seems more appropriate here, especially to preserve the article's relevance as it ages.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 14:12, 27 June 2024 (UTC) I'll add more later. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 00:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
webcams, keyboards, and microphones. Make that consistent.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
were forced to close early– forced by the NYPD or the businesses themselves decided to close?
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Removed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
They were $100 each. Reworded. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:40, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
A witness reported not being able to breathe.– because of tear gas?
Reworded. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Maddrey stated, "When I– MOS:CONFORM recommends replacing that comma with a colon.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
New York City mayor Eric Adams– I believe "mayor" should be capitalized when written out that way.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
New York Daily News– why isn't the whole title italicized?
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
In his first public appearance after the riot, Cenat held up a New York Daily News issue and apologized in a livestream on August 9, while announcing that he would take a break from livestreaming.This sentence tripped me up. Suggestion: "On August 9, Cenat made his first public appearance after the riot in a livestream, holding up a New York Daily News issue, apologizing, and announcing that he would take a break from livestreaming." (Note my use of the serial comma, which may or may not match the rest of your article, depending on how you want to handle that consistency issue.)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
smashing a man in a red sweatshirt's head– This sentence tripped me up a bit. If you remove "in a red sweatshirt", it would read better. That detail doesn't seem necessary anyway.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
The combined amount of $57,099 paid for damage and staff hours needed in the riot's aftermath.That's not a sentence.
Denzel Dennis and Muktar Din, two other people connected to the incident, paid $1,049.50 to the organization.They each paid that amount, right? The way its written, the sentence tells me they each paid $524.75.
Reworded. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:17, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
"children cannot be raised by social media,"– The comma should be outside the quotation mark, per MOS:INOROUT
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Mark Johnson opined on the role of social media (such as the interactivity of Twitch) on the relationships between streamers and their fans.I think "role" should be "affect", if I'm reading that right.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
organize with authorities the next time he organizes– I would prefer to see one less "organize(s) in that sentence.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:32, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
"was going to be that big."adds value. I think this would be better summarized in your own words. If you do keep it, move the period.
Sources conflict on if Cenat was arrested on the spot., how about "Sources conflict on whether or not Cenat was arrested on the spot."?
Removed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:46, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:46, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
(Kai Cenat, charges later dropped)– that comma should be a semicolon, I think.
Lead
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 16:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
obliged to close early– similar to my question above: ordered to close by NYPD or decided on their own to close?
Reworded and clarified in the body. Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:37, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:52, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:40, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
would also apologizeto "also apologized".
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
I think that's everything. All in all, this article looks like it may well be comprehensive, though this is the first I've heard of the event, so I'm not familiar with any details or analysis that isn't included. I have not looked at the sources, trusting that they have already been vetted above. Aside from the comments above, I think the prose is well written and uses WP:NPOV. Earwig's Copyvio Detector says plagiarism is unlikely. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 03:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
@ Lunaeclipse: It looks like you're getting close to addressing all my comments. Ping me like this once you feel like you have addressed them all so I can take another look at the article. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 12:37, 5 July 2024 (UTC) (courtesy ping Dugan Murphy) lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:38, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
including many people who were drawn to the eventIs this phrase about people who were drawn there by Cenat's promotions or people who were drawn in by the sight of those already assembled?
That's everything. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 15:44, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
To follow. - SchroCat ( talk) 07:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Other points:
Already addressed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Already addressed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Already addressed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
- SchroCat ( talk) 08:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
I looked at a few of the sources in Special:Permalink/1232847471 to verify content...
By 3 p.m. on August 4, 2023, a large crowd—including many people who were drawn to the event by word of mouth—had gathered in Union Square.[8][11]
Removed the word of mouth part. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:47, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
The NYPD called on an estimated 1000 officers to respond as part of a level four mobilization—the NYPD's highest response level—at around 4:30 p.m.[18]
and NYPD chief Jeffrey Maddrey was among officers who had objects thrown at them.[26]
The bus was attacked by other people attempting to free those on board. In a press conference, chief Maddrey claimed that multiple police cars and food carts had been destroyed.[29]
The incident polarized Internet users and became an Internet meme. Rapper Offset criticized the police for arresting Cenat.[33]
Kai Cenat is an American live streamer and YouTuber. He attended Frederick Douglass Academy and the State University of New York at Morrisville, which he later dropped out of. Cenat joined a group of Internet personalities called Any Means Possible (AMP) in 2020. The following year he gained popularity after producing a series of live streams with Drake, 21 Savage, Toosii and Lil Baby. In February 2023, the United Talent Agency announced they would represent Cenat during his subathon (a continuous live stream where a new subscriber extends a descending timer).[1][2]
I wasn't keeping careful track of the citations I looked at which did check out, but I'd say the sampling of problems I found represents about 1/3 of all those I looked at. I suspect that all of the facts that are stated in the article are indeed true, but they're not cited to the right sources (for example, I did see the "NYPD's highest response level" statement in one of the sources I read, just not the one it was cited to). Overall, I'd say I turned up sufficient problems in the spot check that I can't support and suggest somebody take a deeper look at this to see if the problem really is extensive or if I just got unluckly and found a few unrepresentivie problems.
Here's some more:
By 3:30 p.m. the NYPD had mobilized dozens of officers to the area and established a perimeter. The crowd took down barriers and conflict broke out between police and members of the crowd. Some people climbed on a gazebo, street signs, vehicles (including a bus), and a statue of George Washington,[16]
Nine people were injured, according to the NYPD. Four people were taken to Mount Sinai Beth Israel, while two others were taken to Lenox Hill Hospital.[26] Three officers were injured,[10]
Maddrey also reported that a 17-year-old was wounded by a large firecracker.[26]
Following the event, Mayor Adams stated in a press briefing that "children cannot be raised by social media",[37]
Keith Dorsey, founder and chief executive of...
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
As of August 2023, Cenat had a cumulative 11.1 million followers across YouTube and Twitch.[6]]
In a live stream on August 2, Cenat claimed that he would give away gift cards, headphones, gaming chairs, computers, webcams, keyboards, and microphones to attendees who could correctly answer questions about YouTube and live streaming. He called this "get off the streets and go stream".[9]
I should add that (assuming I'm doing the time-zone math right), a substantial part of this article was written within a couple of hours of the event. It's common for news websites to put up something quickly and then keep updating it as more information becomes available. And it's not just low-quality sources that do that; the NY Times does the same thing. And it's a reasonable thing to do; if they wanted to wait a full day to update a story, they would be printing a newspaper :-) That might explain some of the discrepancies I found; they might have been accurate at the time but the source evolved in a way that it no longer says what we were relying on it to say. That's one of the dangers of writing articles about current events. Be that as it may, by the time things get to FAC, that stuff needs to be sorted out.
(break)
I've taken yet another look at this, and have to come down firmly in the oppose camp. In a previous comment, I pointed out that the NYPD's highest response level
was not in the source cited. The response was to just
delete that phrase from the article. While that technically resolved the problem, the right response would have been to find the source which actually did say that, especially since I had already stated that there was another source for it. It only took a few minutes of searching to find it again:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/us/kai-cenat-twitch-nyc-violence/index.html. Likewise with chief Maddrey claimed that multiple police cars and food carts had been destroyed
; this was removed, apparently without any effort to find the proper source, which is
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/union-square-kai-cenat-giveaway-police/. The goal is to fix the article, not to just make the complaints go away by deleting the offending text.
I also just found On May 21, 2024, the Manhattan District Attorney's office announced that Cenat would not face any charges for the riot. They claimed that he had already paid $55,000 in restitution to the Union Square Partnership, the neighborhood's nonprofit organization for economic development.[39]
. The cited source ("Why a Sculptor Was Drawn to Sewer Alligators") says nothing about any of these things.
In short, the sourcing is a total mess, and the nom doesn't seem to be putting in any serious effort to fix the problems. More fundamentally, the majority of the article is sourced to media reports written within hours of the event. This was a chaotic situation, so it's to be expected that the on-the-spot reports would get details wrong based on the incomplete information available at the time. This really needs sourcing from after the event, when people have had time to fully understand what went on and research the details.
The article was archived by Gog the Mild via FACBot ( talk) 12 July 2024 [1].
This article is about the 2023 Union Square riot. This was a giveaway of gaming-related items gone wrong, meant to be hosted by Kai Cenat. Any comments are welcome and appreciated. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 14:55, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Image review
Nikkimaria, do you have any further comments? 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 22:12, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
In the interest of brevity I'd like to change "while not having a permit for the gathering." into "without a permit for the gathering." or even better "without a permit." I would also like for the lead to briefly summarize the consequences, including injuries, property damage and arrests. Regards. Draken Bowser ( talk) 11:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
This one's been stale because the Wayback Machine and other Internet Archive services are currently down. Will get back to it when I can. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:09, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Done. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Done. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
I was unable to find any. 🌙Eclipse ( talk) ( contribs) 16:27, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
That's all for now. voorts ( talk/ contributions) 23:31, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
I'll review the article in a bit. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 22:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 18:46, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
announced that they– "that" is unnecessary.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 14:12, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
As of August 2023, Cenat has a cumulative– "had" seems more appropriate here, especially to preserve the article's relevance as it ages.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 14:12, 27 June 2024 (UTC) I'll add more later. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 00:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
webcams, keyboards, and microphones. Make that consistent.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:36, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:38, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
were forced to close early– forced by the NYPD or the businesses themselves decided to close?
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Removed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
They were $100 each. Reworded. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:40, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
A witness reported not being able to breathe.– because of tear gas?
Reworded. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:34, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Maddrey stated, "When I– MOS:CONFORM recommends replacing that comma with a colon.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:03, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
New York City mayor Eric Adams– I believe "mayor" should be capitalized when written out that way.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
New York Daily News– why isn't the whole title italicized?
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:50, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
In his first public appearance after the riot, Cenat held up a New York Daily News issue and apologized in a livestream on August 9, while announcing that he would take a break from livestreaming.This sentence tripped me up. Suggestion: "On August 9, Cenat made his first public appearance after the riot in a livestream, holding up a New York Daily News issue, apologizing, and announcing that he would take a break from livestreaming." (Note my use of the serial comma, which may or may not match the rest of your article, depending on how you want to handle that consistency issue.)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
smashing a man in a red sweatshirt's head– This sentence tripped me up a bit. If you remove "in a red sweatshirt", it would read better. That detail doesn't seem necessary anyway.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:07, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
The combined amount of $57,099 paid for damage and staff hours needed in the riot's aftermath.That's not a sentence.
Denzel Dennis and Muktar Din, two other people connected to the incident, paid $1,049.50 to the organization.They each paid that amount, right? The way its written, the sentence tells me they each paid $524.75.
Reworded. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:17, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
"children cannot be raised by social media,"– The comma should be outside the quotation mark, per MOS:INOROUT
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Mark Johnson opined on the role of social media (such as the interactivity of Twitch) on the relationships between streamers and their fans.I think "role" should be "affect", if I'm reading that right.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:33, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
organize with authorities the next time he organizes– I would prefer to see one less "organize(s) in that sentence.
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:32, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
"was going to be that big."adds value. I think this would be better summarized in your own words. If you do keep it, move the period.
Sources conflict on if Cenat was arrested on the spot., how about "Sources conflict on whether or not Cenat was arrested on the spot."?
Removed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:46, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 00:46, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
(Kai Cenat, charges later dropped)– that comma should be a semicolon, I think.
Lead
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 16:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
obliged to close early– similar to my question above: ordered to close by NYPD or decided on their own to close?
Reworded and clarified in the body. Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:37, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:52, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:36, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:40, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
would also apologizeto "also apologized".
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
I think that's everything. All in all, this article looks like it may well be comprehensive, though this is the first I've heard of the event, so I'm not familiar with any details or analysis that isn't included. I have not looked at the sources, trusting that they have already been vetted above. Aside from the comments above, I think the prose is well written and uses WP:NPOV. Earwig's Copyvio Detector says plagiarism is unlikely. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 03:27, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
@ Lunaeclipse: It looks like you're getting close to addressing all my comments. Ping me like this once you feel like you have addressed them all so I can take another look at the article. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 12:37, 5 July 2024 (UTC) (courtesy ping Dugan Murphy) lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:38, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
including many people who were drawn to the eventIs this phrase about people who were drawn there by Cenat's promotions or people who were drawn in by the sight of those already assembled?
That's everything. Dugan Murphy ( talk) 15:44, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
To follow. - SchroCat ( talk) 07:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
Other points:
Already addressed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Already addressed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
Already addressed. lunaeclipse ( talk) 22:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
- SchroCat ( talk) 08:06, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
I looked at a few of the sources in Special:Permalink/1232847471 to verify content...
By 3 p.m. on August 4, 2023, a large crowd—including many people who were drawn to the event by word of mouth—had gathered in Union Square.[8][11]
Removed the word of mouth part. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:47, 7 July 2024 (UTC)
The NYPD called on an estimated 1000 officers to respond as part of a level four mobilization—the NYPD's highest response level—at around 4:30 p.m.[18]
and NYPD chief Jeffrey Maddrey was among officers who had objects thrown at them.[26]
The bus was attacked by other people attempting to free those on board. In a press conference, chief Maddrey claimed that multiple police cars and food carts had been destroyed.[29]
The incident polarized Internet users and became an Internet meme. Rapper Offset criticized the police for arresting Cenat.[33]
Kai Cenat is an American live streamer and YouTuber. He attended Frederick Douglass Academy and the State University of New York at Morrisville, which he later dropped out of. Cenat joined a group of Internet personalities called Any Means Possible (AMP) in 2020. The following year he gained popularity after producing a series of live streams with Drake, 21 Savage, Toosii and Lil Baby. In February 2023, the United Talent Agency announced they would represent Cenat during his subathon (a continuous live stream where a new subscriber extends a descending timer).[1][2]
I wasn't keeping careful track of the citations I looked at which did check out, but I'd say the sampling of problems I found represents about 1/3 of all those I looked at. I suspect that all of the facts that are stated in the article are indeed true, but they're not cited to the right sources (for example, I did see the "NYPD's highest response level" statement in one of the sources I read, just not the one it was cited to). Overall, I'd say I turned up sufficient problems in the spot check that I can't support and suggest somebody take a deeper look at this to see if the problem really is extensive or if I just got unluckly and found a few unrepresentivie problems.
Here's some more:
By 3:30 p.m. the NYPD had mobilized dozens of officers to the area and established a perimeter. The crowd took down barriers and conflict broke out between police and members of the crowd. Some people climbed on a gazebo, street signs, vehicles (including a bus), and a statue of George Washington,[16]
Nine people were injured, according to the NYPD. Four people were taken to Mount Sinai Beth Israel, while two others were taken to Lenox Hill Hospital.[26] Three officers were injured,[10]
Maddrey also reported that a 17-year-old was wounded by a large firecracker.[26]
Following the event, Mayor Adams stated in a press briefing that "children cannot be raised by social media",[37]
Keith Dorsey, founder and chief executive of...
Done. lunaeclipse ( talk) 13:33, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
As of August 2023, Cenat had a cumulative 11.1 million followers across YouTube and Twitch.[6]]
In a live stream on August 2, Cenat claimed that he would give away gift cards, headphones, gaming chairs, computers, webcams, keyboards, and microphones to attendees who could correctly answer questions about YouTube and live streaming. He called this "get off the streets and go stream".[9]
I should add that (assuming I'm doing the time-zone math right), a substantial part of this article was written within a couple of hours of the event. It's common for news websites to put up something quickly and then keep updating it as more information becomes available. And it's not just low-quality sources that do that; the NY Times does the same thing. And it's a reasonable thing to do; if they wanted to wait a full day to update a story, they would be printing a newspaper :-) That might explain some of the discrepancies I found; they might have been accurate at the time but the source evolved in a way that it no longer says what we were relying on it to say. That's one of the dangers of writing articles about current events. Be that as it may, by the time things get to FAC, that stuff needs to be sorted out.
(break)
I've taken yet another look at this, and have to come down firmly in the oppose camp. In a previous comment, I pointed out that the NYPD's highest response level
was not in the source cited. The response was to just
delete that phrase from the article. While that technically resolved the problem, the right response would have been to find the source which actually did say that, especially since I had already stated that there was another source for it. It only took a few minutes of searching to find it again:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/us/kai-cenat-twitch-nyc-violence/index.html. Likewise with chief Maddrey claimed that multiple police cars and food carts had been destroyed
; this was removed, apparently without any effort to find the proper source, which is
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/union-square-kai-cenat-giveaway-police/. The goal is to fix the article, not to just make the complaints go away by deleting the offending text.
I also just found On May 21, 2024, the Manhattan District Attorney's office announced that Cenat would not face any charges for the riot. They claimed that he had already paid $55,000 in restitution to the Union Square Partnership, the neighborhood's nonprofit organization for economic development.[39]
. The cited source ("Why a Sculptor Was Drawn to Sewer Alligators") says nothing about any of these things.
In short, the sourcing is a total mess, and the nom doesn't seem to be putting in any serious effort to fix the problems. More fundamentally, the majority of the article is sourced to media reports written within hours of the event. This was a chaotic situation, so it's to be expected that the on-the-spot reports would get details wrong based on the incomplete information available at the time. This really needs sourcing from after the event, when people have had time to fully understand what went on and research the details.