5.1.0 9/11 Misinformation

9/11 Research and 9/11 Review examine all the claims that have been made, and conclude that many of them are in fact misinformation (‘errors’). Some of these issues are outlined here.

ERRORS: Pentagon Attack Issues

The issue of ‘what hit the Pentagon?’ is the biggest ‘booby-trap’ for 9/11 skeptics there is. There are numerous pieces of ‘evidence’ that seem to support the idea that the government’s story with regard to the Pentagon is false. However, a thorough and careful analysis of each piece of this ‘evidence’ reveals that they are in fact all ‘errors’; Flight 77 hit the Pentagon more-or-less exactly as the official report details. The only legitimate issue relating to the Pentagon is the failure to prevent the hit happening – that is, the failures of NORAD and of the Pentagon missile defence system. The flight path of Flight 77 also shows that either the planes were flown by a highly competent and experienced pilot, or by computer.

The most common ‘evidence’ relates to the impact damage that occurred at the Pentagon. Specifically, the following has been cited:

• ERROR: “The impact hole was too small for a Boeing 757.”
• ERROR: “Columns remain standing in the impact hole.”
• ERROR: “There was no plane debris at the site – the wings would have been found at least.”
• ERROR: “The cable spools on the Pentagon lawn would have been hit.”
• ERROR: “The Pentagon lawn would have been ripped up.”
• ERROR: “Debris found does not match a Boeing 757.”
• ERROR: “The ‘punch-out’ hole is inconsistent with a Boeing 757 hit.”
• ERROR: “The flight path precludes a Boeing 757.”
• ERROR: “Eyewitnesses saw a small plane / missile.”

ERRORS: Untenable Demolition Theories

• ERROR: "Basement bombs brought down the buildings"
• ERROR: "Nuclear devices were used"
• ERROR: "Directed Energy Weapons were used"
• ERROR: "Radiant Energy Projectiles were used"
• ERROR: "Conventional Explosives (alone) were used"
• ERROR: "Thermite (alone) was used"

ERRORS: Flight 93 Issues

Some popular videos such as Loose Change and 9/11 Revealed, have claimed that Flight 93 didn’t crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, based on the following errors:

• ERROR: “There was no debris at the crash site”
• ERROR: “Flight 93 landed at Cleveland and the passengers were ‘disposed of’ (perhaps in a NASA Research Center)"
• ERROR: “The phone calls were faked.”

ERRORS: ‘No Boeings’ at the WTC

Incredibly, the idea that the impacts of the planes at the WTC are suspicious has been raised, and is actively supported by one of the truth movement’s most prominent members, Morgan Reynolds. There is only one known video of the Flight 11 impact, which, although blurry, seems to show nothing other than Flight 11. Despite dozens of cameras, from news organizations and individuals, pointing at the Towers capturing the impact of Flight 175, the nature of this impact is questioned too.

• ERROR: “Flight 175 had a pod beneath it”
• ERROR: “There were flashes (explosions) before/during the impacts”
• ERROR: “Different Boeing planes were used”
• ERROR: “They were military planes / drones painted to look like the Flights”
• ERROR: “They were missiles wrapped in holograms”
• ERROR: “Nothing hit the Towers (explosives and holograms/CGI were used).”

ERRORS: Jewish Plot Theories

There are legitimate questions relating to the involvement of the state of Israel (the Mossad) that have not been answered. As well as being some of the most popularly reported claims, these questions are also often combined with several errors to promote Zionist or Jewish plot theories. Although these are seldom mentioned in the Truth Movement, attention is often drawn to them by the mainstream media to discredit and slur the movement.

• ERROR: “4000 Jewish WTC employees stayed home that day.”

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