Congressional aide survives lightning strike in New York

Risingcorroborated7 outlets reported this themselves in 7 reports over 2 days - more reporting than echo.

After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change

BBC News Worldseen 3 Sept, 16:31headline rewritten
~~Watch: US man struck by lightning describes 'horrific' experience~~US man struck by lightning describes 'horrific' experience

Wed, 2 September 2026peak 4 reports on Thu, 3 September 2026Thu, 3 September 2026

What it is about

Thomas Fahmy New York Staten Island Il Fatto Stati Uniti Rep. Nicole Malliotakis NBC R-N.Y.Todt Hill Nicole Malliotakis Centers For Disease United States Staten Island, New York, United States New York, United States Stefanie Homan Staten Island University Hospital Cnn America

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report

ANSA (Italy)

Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)

The Hill

BBC News World

yahoo.com

local12.com

2 Sept, 14:15over 23 hours3 Sept, 13:06

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 7 original reports

Wed, 2 September 2026
3 reports
- ANSA (Italy)14:15first to report
  New York, fulmine colpisce uomo appena fuori casa: le immagini della scossa
  Dopo essere crollato a terra, Thomas Fahmy è tornato illeso nella sua abitazione a Staten Island
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)14:32
  “Tutto va in fumo quando vedi la vita passarti davanti”: colpito in pieno da un fulmine, prende fuoco e si salva per miracolo
  Le probabilità di essere colpiti da un fulmine negli Stati Uniti sono inferiori a una su un milione. Thomas Fahmy, 24 anni, ha sfidato questa statistica lo scorso 27 agosto a Staten Island, New York. Uscito di casa sotto un forte temporale per recarsi dal dentista, è stato centrato in pieno da una scarica atmosferica. […] L'articolo “Tutto va in fumo quando vedi la vita passarti davanti”: colpito in pieno da un fulmine, prende fuoco e si salva per miracolo – VIDEO proviene da Il Fatto...
- The Hill18:44
  Congressional aide survives lightning strike in New York
  A staffer for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) miraculously survived after being struck by lightning in New York last week just steps from his car. Thomas Fahmy told NBC that he was walking along Todt Hill in Staten Island when he was struck just 15 to 25 feet from his vehicle. The incident was captured on...
Thu, 3 September 2026
4 reports
- iDNES (Czechia)05:30
  Vyšel z domu a udeřil do něj blesk. Přesto si sám došel pro pomoc a mluví o zážitku
  Muže cestou k lékaři na newyorském ostrově Staten Island náhle zasáhl blesk, přesto se okamžitě oklepal a sám si došel pro pomoc. V nemocnici strávil jedinou noc a to jen preventivně – navzdory zásahu proudem vyvázl bez jediného zranění. Po propuštění americké televizi sdělil, že nepříjemný zážitek považuje za transformační.
- BBC News World10:01edited after publishing
  US man struck by lightning describes 'horrific' experience
  previously~~Watch: US man struck by lightning describes 'horrific' experience~~
  Thomas Fahmy says he saw "a bright white flash" and instantly fell to the ground.
- yahoo.com11:00
  GOP Congresswoman’s Staffer Struck By Lightning In Terrifying Incident
  Thomas Fahmy recalled a “very intense burning sensation,” as well as “tingling, numbness, pain, severe pain, in both of my feet.”
- local12.com13:06
  WATCH: Congressional staffer struck by lightning walks away without serious injuries
  Doorbell footage shows Fahmy walking toward his vehicle when a bright flash and a loud pop send him collapsing to the ground.