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On 8 January 2018 the web site Neon Nettle -- which frequently mixes facts and fabricated claims -- published two stories capitalizing on the fire at a Trump Tower building in New York City. The first story claimed that President Donald Trump was feared dead because of the fire on the roof of the building, which is also the President's home in the city. Trump was not in New York City at the time of the fire. No fatalities were reported due to the blaze, which did not penetrate the building's interior. However, three people -- including a local firefighter -- suffered injuries. That same day, Neon Nettle published a second piece saying that the massive fire (it was not massive) had fueled fears that Trump could be the victim of a deep state assasination. According to the site: Again, the President at the time of this writing is neither missing nor in New York. New York Magazine described Neon Nettle this way: Another dubious site, NewsThump, claimed that the fire was caused by the president's pants. That is also false.
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