India, July 20 -- An explosive device was set off outside, 26 Federal Plaza, a New York City building that houses multiple government offices, on Monday afternoon. A suspect has been taken into custody, FBI boss Kash Patel confirmed.

As videos of the fire and smoke from the explosion circulated, unverified information about the suspect in custody started circulating on social media. As of now, the police have not identified the suspect. Patel said that the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the incident as a possible terrorist attack.

"The individual is in custody and two minor injuries reported thus far," Patel said.

The arrest sparked a lot of misinformation about the suspect, including claims on far-right social media...