Jet Fuel Doesn't Need To Melt Steel Beams

"This week in the lead up to a continuing explanation of QAnon and How We Got Here, Chelsea is tackling 9/11 truthers. Join us as we discuss the break down of events and science surrounding the attack on the Twin Towers, as well debunk the conspiracies that truthers spread."

Presented by: Chelsea
Category: Conspiracy

The 9/11 truther movement is a conspiracy that rose up almost immediately after the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. It came in a variety of flavors, all of them based on a profound misunderstanding of science.

One of the early claims was that a missile struck the Pentagon, based on the size the hole in the wall. The picture associated with this is the hole of the landing gear, not the main hole. Another is that Flight 93 was shot down to protect the Capitol. While this is a standing plan if need be, the recordings prove that this did not happen.

Most of the theories, however, center on the World Trade Center. It would take to much time to give an exhaustive list of debunked claims, but the claim that the steel beams were melted is untrue. The true is that building had planes crash into them, which somewhat weakened the structural integrity of them. They feel down, because they were built that way for the protection of the buildings around them.

Much of the "knowledge" of the Truther movement comes from a documentary called Loose Change, which started life as fake film until it got expensive. It contains many deliberate inaccuracies, though the director refuses to deny the Truther movement entirely.

Takeaway: If the theory is more complicated that the official story, it's probably not true.

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