1.   If the reporters had verified the facts, as was their responsibility, they would have realized that what they were writing was not true.

2.   An AP reporter verified the Orlate clash.

3.   Reporters present verified the comments to The Associated Press.

4.   However, the intensity of the fighting made it impossible for reporters to verify whether part or all of the building had fallen to rebel forces.

5.   Fighters loyal to Osama bin Laden lost most of their positions around Tora Bora mountain in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, an AFP reporter verified.