Conversation so far:
What does Kenneth what is the frequency refer to?
Rather was attacked and punched from behind by a man who demanded to know Kenneth, what is the frequency? while a second assailant chased and beat him.
When was Dan Rather attacked?
On October 4, 1986, while walking along Park Avenue to his apartment in Manhattan, Dan Rather was attacked and punched from behind by a man.
What did the attacking man do to Dan Rather?
As the assailant pummeled and kicked Rather, he kept repeating the question.
What did Dan Rather say about the incident where he was attacked?
Rather said I got mugged. Who understands these things? I didn't and I don't now. I didn't make a lot of it at the time and I don't now...“
Did they find the criminals who attacked Dan Rather?
In 1997, a TV critic writing in the New York Daily News solved the mystery, publishing a photo of the alleged assailant, William Tager.
Did the saying Kenneth, what is the frequency become well known?
The phrase became a popular-culture reference over the years, such as in a scene in the graphic novel Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by cartoonist Daniel Clowes.
What other people sarted using the phrase Kenneth what is the frequency?
In 1994, the band R.E.M. released the song What's the Frequency, Kenneth? on their album Monster.
Did they ever name the person that assalted Dan Rather?
New York District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau said William Tager's identity as the man who attacked Mr. Rather was established in the course of an investigation by my office.“

Question: Did people now believe the story?
Self-contained rewrite: Did people now believe the story of what happened to Dan Rather?