Original sentence: Although some posts were deleted and the threads were locked, the mere occurrence of the posts was reported by The New York Times and Fox News.One example of this was the dialog about the 2004 tsunami disaster, in which a few posts suggested some conspiracy at work.The DU administrators officially disavowed what they called "kooky tsunami conspiracy theories".They added, "One wonders why the author [of the Times article] did not spend five minutes over at Free Republic and instead write an article about how conservatives think the tsunami was some sort of retribution from God, or how Muslims deserved it
Edited sentence: Moderators rushed to delete the posts and the threads were locked, the bizarre occurrence of the posts was reported by The New York Times and Fox News.One example of this was the dialog about the 2004 tsunami disaster, in which many posts, even by long term users, suggested some conspiracy at work.Some DU members support leaders such as Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez in their sharp anti-American stance, while others digress from such positions.The DU administrators officially distanced themselves from what they called "kooky tsunami conspiracy theories".They deflected the blame by stating, "One wonders why the author [of the Times article] did not spend five minutes over at Free Republic and instead write an article about how conservatives think the tsunami was some sort of retribution from God, or how Muslims deserved it