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Biden spoke on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Biden Says He Stood at Ground Zero the Day After 9/11

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 11, 2023 According to all available evidence, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden was in Washington, D.C., on Sept. ...
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'The Simpsons' Predicted 9/11 Attack on World Trade Center?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sep 11, 2023 The World Trade Center attack was allegedly predicted in a "Simpsons" episode that aired in 1997.
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Did a WTC Leaseholder Buy Terrorism Insurance Just Before 9/11?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 13, 2016 A longstanding urban legend holds that World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein "fortuit ...
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Did Masai Tribespeople Donate 14 Cows to the United States After 9/11?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 23, 2017 A popular internet meme holding that members of the Masai tribe donated cows to the United State ...
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Did Ron DeSantis Observe Guantanamo Force-Feeding as Navy JAG?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 1, 2023 Asking for clarity on DeSantis' involvement in force-feeding is an eminently fair question.
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Biden Administration Transfers 'High-Value Detainee' Majid Khan From Guantanamo to Belize

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 6, 2023 Khan, who testified about the CIA's use of torture and became a U.S. government informant, plead ...
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A rumor said that the FAA's order to ground flights was the first time it had done so since September 11, 2001.

Was 2023 the First Time Since 9/11 that the FAA Grounded All US Flights?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 11, 2023 A computer system outage led to a ground stop order from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administratio ...
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Did 40 Marines Rescue Kids From a Pentagon Daycare Facility on 9/11?

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
May 25, 2010 American Flight 77 crashed into Pentagon at 9:43 a.m. on that fateful day.
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A rumor said that a Florida middle school homework assignment showed an example about media bias and Donald Trump and his false claim of a stolen election.

Is the Florida Homework Assignment About Trump and Media Bias Real?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 7, 2022 Readers asked if a picture truly showed part of a homework assignment handed out to students at ...
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According to a rumor the Saudi-backed LIV Golf company awarded a trophy that was intentionally designed to resemble the destruction of the World Trade Center's twin towers on 9/11.

Was an LIV Golf Trophy Designed to Resemble the Twin Towers?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 22, 2022 "The LIV Golf Invitational is a breakaway series made possible by the largesse of Saudi Arabia’s ...
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Suit, Clothing, Overcoat

Did Biden Pull Down His Mask at 9/11 Ceremony?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Sep 15, 2021 They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
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Person, Human, Clothing

How 9/11 Heralded Decades of Internet Conspiracy Theories

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 9, 2021 Within hours of the attacks, misinformation emerged online. It would be the start of a two-decad ...
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Clothing, Apparel, Person

Spike Lee Re-Edits Documentary Series on 9/11 After 'Truther' Conspiracies Controversy

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 27, 2021 An episode in the series featured interviews with members of a conspiracy theorist group.
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Fifty Shades of Grey author inspired by 9/11

Did 9/11 Lead to the Creation of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 5, 2021 Random historical domino effects are often absurd, but also good for making viral content.
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Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Walk Out of 9/11 Memorial Service?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Sep 12, 2019 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Was a Sculpture 'Celebrating' Saudi Arabia Erected at Ground Zero?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan 10, 2019 Outrage posts on clickbait web sites didn't tell the full story of an art exhibition.
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Did Jennifer Lawrence Blame 9/11 on President Trump's Stealing the Election?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 20, 2018 A fabricated and nonsensical quote about the September 11th terrorist attacks and President Trum ...
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Did Billy Graham's Daughter Say 9/11 Was 'God's Punishment' for Trans People, Evolution, and Secularism?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 13, 2018 During a 2016 radio interview, Anne Graham Lotz said 'God allows bad things to happen' like the ...
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Did President Trump Fist-Pump at a 9/11 Memorial?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 12, 2018 An image showing President Trump making an excited hand gesture on 11 September 2018 is genuine, ...
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Was Donald Trump at Ground Zero Searching for Survivors Two Days After 9/11 with Workers He Paid For?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Sep 11, 2018 A meme echoes President Trump's 2001 comments about having hundreds of workers search for surviv ...
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