Air Farce One

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New Yorkers ran in panic when the 747 (chased by an F-16 fighter jet) buzzed the Statue of Liberty then flew frighteningly close to skyscrapers. Buildings were evacuated. People shot cellphone videos while praying. A nightmare seemed to be coming to life again...

But noOOooo. The whole stunt had been arranged - and kept secret - because the Whitehouse "wanted to update its file photo of the president's plane near the Statue of Liberty." The old picture needed to be updated because it showed a couple of tall buildings that aren't there anymore...