Why the '9/11 Truth' movement endures 15 years later

Why the '9/11 Truth' movement endures 15 years later
Father of 9/11 victim reconciles unconventional beliefs with grief

By Matt Kwong, CBC News Posted: Sep 10, 2016 7:31 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 10, 2016 1:31 PM ET


It's got quotes from Truther/victim relative Robert McIlvaine, psychology lecturer Mike Wood, myself, professor Michael Barkun (author of A Culture of Conspiracy), and Truther Christopher Bollyn. Reporter Kwong tried to contact Gage, but didn't get through, apparently.

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Though Bollyn shares little in common with those who seek to debunk Truther conspiracy theories, he does agree with them on one thing — namely, that 9/11 gave burgeoning online communities a new global calamity to dissect together in real time. "The internet has been the real equalizer, allowing people like myself to do research and build a community of Truthers. It was the game-changer," Bollyn says. "The internet gave us the power." Thomas, the skeptic with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiries, prefers to think of the internet as an "enabler for pseudo-science," giving people who at one time worked in isolation on their theories an open community in which to share new conspiracy theories.

Oh, and in the "A Picture is worth a Thousand words" department, this image pretty well puts the kibosh on Harrit's and Jones's "thermite residue found in WTC dust" nonsense.

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Dave Thomas creates a thermite reaction by smashing two cannonballs (one covered with aluminum) together. 9/11 Truthers claim the presence of thermite residue at the World Trade Center site points to a controlled detonation, but Thomas says thermite could be created from friction. (Myron Saldyt)

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