The Catch.A permanent record of checked claims
RECORDCAIR-Philadelphia

Record · the original document behind a story

CAIR-Philadelphia announcement of a Right-to-Know request

Published by CAIR-Philadelphia on September 17, 2026.

CAIR-Philadelphia's announcement that it had submitted a Pennsylvania Right-to-Know request concerning the Philadelphia removal.

The cited passage, with surrounding source text

… <li>Records showing whether the <strong>City of Philadelphia or PAID was notified, consulted, asked for approval, or otherwise involved</strong> in discussions concerning Macklemore&#8217;s appearance.</li> </ul> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The request also seeks to determine whether outside individuals or organizations communicated with Philadelphia officials or entities concerning Macklemore&#8217;s participation.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">CAIR-Philadelphia emphasized that the request does not presume what those records will show. Its purpose is to establish a factual public record concerning how the decision was made.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://pa.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Philadelphia-Deserves-Answers.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Open Letter: &#8220;Philadelphia Deserves Answers&#8221; (PDF)</strong></a></p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alongside the records request, CAIR-Philadelphia is facilitating a public open letter under the banner:</p> …

Read this passage in context

Read the original · Open the copy we saved

Where we use it

About this saved copy

The fingerprint identifies the saved text used for this record. A different copy has a different fingerprint.

Text fingerprint (SHA-256)
97491530a91af3b0baa51616e63119850f42d78b6b381d54188058d2cd632131

Timeline entries this record anchors: CAIR-Philadelphia announces a records request about the Philadelphia decision.

Source reader

Source