{"id":626208,"date":"2021-08-09T15:05:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T19:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=626208"},"modified":"2021-08-09T15:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T19:05:22","slug":"fact-check-facebook-post-makes-false-claim-about-9-11-terrorist-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-facebook-post-makes-false-claim-about-9-11-terrorist-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Makes False Claim About 9\/11 Terrorist Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-facebook-post-makes-false-claim-about-9-11-terrorist-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=626208&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-808696748-scaled-e1628534490789.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=1578984832293611&amp;id=100005463275914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims there were no planes used in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hijacked planes were used in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as documented by videos, photos and eyewitness accounts.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Despite overwhelming evidence from video footage, first-hand accounts and photos of wreckage documenting that planes were used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.911memorial.org\/911-faqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks<\/a>, some Facebook users continue to attempt to perpetuate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/9-11-and-the-rise-of-the-new-conspiracy-theorists-11599768458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">baseless conspiracy theories<\/a> that planes weren\u2019t involved. This particular Facebook post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=1578984832293611&amp;id=100005463275914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">falsely alleges<\/a>, \u201cFor anyone who is yet to question the 9\/11 narrative\u2026 There were no planes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Transportation Security Administration in 2018 posted on YouTube a video that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EEogeIIOJzU&amp;t=71s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">its description<\/a>, depicts \u201cthe events of 9\/11 as they unfolded through actual audio of First Responders, Air Traffic Controllers, Dispatch Personnel, Airline Employees, Pilots, Citizens, and Terrorists.\u201d Included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EEogeIIOJzU&amp;t=71s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TSA\u2019s video<\/a> is footage of the commercial airliners hitting the World Trade Center in New York City from several different angles.<\/p>\n<p>Major news outlets broadcasted live coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center, capturing the moment the second plane hit the South Tower. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9eTzV7HvKHU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sBciZFE8lAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN coverage<\/a> at the time included interviews with people who witnessed the planes hitting the World Trade Center. Parts from the planes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/911-plane-part-moved-ground-zero-mosque\/1973114\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have been<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.911memorial.org\/Detail\/objects\/644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a> near ground zero as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0SL2PzzOiF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security footage<\/a> published by the Associated Press shows American Airlines Flight 77 striking the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 11, 2001.&nbsp;The FBI has also released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-fbi-pentagon-on-911-2017-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photos<\/a> that show pieces of debris from the plane at the Pentagon site. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/09\/14\/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-9-11-big-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say, \u20189\/11 Wasn\u2019t That Big Of A Deal\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Evidentiary FBI photos of debris from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/media\/photo\/gallery.htm?id=C7A45234-155D-451F-67A019C294E6A905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Airlines Flight 93<\/a>, which crashed in Pennsylvania, can be found on the National Park Service\u2019s website. Flight 93 passengers and crew members had attempted to retake control of the plane prior to its crashing after learning of the World Trade Center attacks, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/flni\/learn\/historyculture\/sources-and-detailed-information.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flight 93 National Memorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Detailed information about the hijacking of the four planes can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/GPO-911REPORT\/pdf\/GPO-911REPORT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2004 report<\/a> put out by the 9\/11 Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims there were no planes used in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Verdict: False Hijacked planes were used in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-626208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626208\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}