4,000 Israelis did not show up for work

9/11 morning, Prelude

Claim 4,000 Israelis did not show up for work on September 11 2001. 0 Background The claim indicates that Jews, employed in and about the World Trade Center, had been warned in advance about the terror attacks on September 11 2001. Fact The story derives from an...

Analysis: "The Official Video: ReThink911 September 2013"

Methods

In July 2013 the umbrella organization ReThink911.org0 which comprises of a number of groups within the Truth Movement a video asking for financial support for an information campaign. The goal is to get the public to realize that the official explanation of the...

An Italian president said that the CIA and Mossad were behind September 11

Epilogue

Claim Francesco Cossiga, former Italian President, said in 2007 that it were the CIA and Mossad who carried out Operation September 11, and that this is “common knowledge” in the intelligence community0. Background The claim has been circulating in the...

Anonymous general confirms the terror attack was an “inside job”.

Epilogue

Claim An American general has confirmed that the terror attack on September 11, 2001 was an “inside job”0. Background The claim was made during the American radio host and frontrunner in the Truth Movement Alex Jones’ radio show on May 3rd, 2011. The...

A “stand down” order was issued, not to shoot down the planes

Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked

Claim A “stand down” order was issued which meant that the U.S. Airforce was not to shoot down the hijacked planes0. Background The claim is used together with another claim, namely that then Vice President Dick Cheney allegedly first had ursurped power...

CIA ordered visas for 15 of the hijackers

Prelude

Claim CIA ordered visas for 15 of the hijackers0. Background J. Michael Springman is a former employee at the American Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia. During an interview with radio host Alex Jones, he claimed that, despite him refusing to grant 15 of the 19...

Flight 93 was abducted

Flight 93 crashes

Claim Flight 93 never crashed. Instead, the plane landed in Cleveland Hopkins International Airport0. Background The claim is based on a brief article from September 11, 2001 published around noon, local time1. The mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Michael R. White, was...

It is possible to smuggle explosives through security

Prelude, WTC 1 collapses, WTC 2 collapses, WTC 7 collapses

Claim It is possible to smuggle explosives through security0. Background An article in The Washington Post describes how, in 2009, American security agents from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) succeeded in smuggling materials for small bombs through...

Larry Silverstein ordered the controlled demolition

WTC 7 collapses

Claim Larry Silverstein, who owned the World Trade Center 7, gave the order to demolish the building.0 Background The claim is based on an interview with the American businessman Larry Silverstein in the documentary “America rebuilds, A year at ground zero”. The...

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen knew it would happen

WTC 2 collapses

Claim Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was warned of the unthinkable0. Background The claim refers to a documentary on the Danish National Broadcasting Company, channel DR2, where Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, who was Prime Minister of Denmark on September 11, 2001, should have stated...

Procedures regarding hijacking were made slower

Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked, Prelude

Claim Procedures regarding hijacking were made slower0. Background Until June 1, 2001, the procedures for how the U.S. civil aviation authorities should handle hijackings were described in Directive CJCSI 3610.01, from Juli 31, 19971. On June 1, 2001, a new directive...

The hijackers were identified too quickly

Epilogue, Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked

Claim The 19 “hijackers” were all identified within 72 hours. How is that possible, if there was no prior knowledge of the attack and the 19 persons0? Background If it is impossible to identify the persons in question within the given time frame, it must...

The National Operations Manager is lying about the air defense

Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked

Claim “Ben Sliney is lying, when he claims, at 36 minutes and 45 seconds, that the air defense didn’t work, because “All these agencies didn’t have lines of communication between themselves.” “Ben Sliney lyver når han 36:45 ind i...

The United States Navy was deployed at Afghanistan

Prelude

Claim The United States Navy was deployed at Afghanistan prior to September 11, 20010. Background The claim is made by a member of the Danish Truth Movement, Brian Gideon1, on July 26, 2013. The claim indicates that the United States of America already had planned to...

United Airways pilot Buck Rogers lies about cockpit doors

Flight 11 hijacked, Flight 175 hijacked, Flight 77 hijacked, Flight 93 hijacked

Claim “United Airways pilot Buck Rogers lies, when he at 13:00 claims that “Before 9/11 they flew with the cockpit doors open””0. Background The claim is made on 911facts.dk’s Facebook debate page0 by Thomas Nørgaard, high school teacher...