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Featured work–– New on this site––My papers, videos, appearances––
Editorials and Articles about the 9/11 "truth" movement
Notable 9/11 conspiracy debunking websites
9/11 conspiracy debunking videos––Recommended 9/11 books––Who wants me dead?
Featured work–– New on this site––My papers, videos, appearances––
Editorials and Articles about the 9/11 "truth" movement
Notable 9/11 conspiracy debunking websites
9/11 conspiracy debunking videos––Recommended 9/11 books––Who wants me dead?
Featured site:-Confessions of an Ex-Truther: "The ranting and raving of someone who wasted a year of his life being sucked into the lies, distortions, and misrepresentations of the 9/11 Truth Movement."
Featured quote: “I think the 9/11 Truth Movement as we knew it in 2006 and 2007 is dead” –Justin Martell, founder, Student Scholars for 9/11 Truth. Reported in Reason magazine, Sept. 3, 2008
Featured paper:."On Debunking 9/11 Debunking." NASA scientist Ryan Mackey's comprehensive critique of David Ray Griffin's claims about the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings. Essential reading for conspiracists, skeptics, and anyone who wants to know how incompetent, dishonest, and wrong even the "best" of the 9/11 conspiracists are. 306 pages. Extensively updated May, 2008.--PDF or doc file.
Featured poll: A poll written by a truther and sent only to truthers. Very interesting! The JREF forum and I were voted to be the most effective opposition to the truth movement. 2007 Truth Movement Poll
Featured audio: Selfless hero John Feal, who has appeared with "truthers" at fundraisers for 9/11 responders, answers questions about that: "I am not a truther. I do not believe in the truth movement."
– What's New? –
I turned down all interview requests around Sept. 11th this year, including from popular TV shows in New York, Toronto, and London. However, I was honored to be interviewed, along with psychology professor Dr. Mark Henn, by Kylie Sturgess, winner of the 2007 Australian Skeptics Prize for Critical Thinking. This was for the inaugural edition of The Skeptic Zone podcast, (my segment begins at 17:20). It was videotaped, but this is just the audio, so you're spared my wild gesticulations and looks of disbelief and sorrow. Kylie had questions prepared, but Mark and I started chatting, and she decided that was interesting and entertaining enough to record as is. I hope you agree!
July, 2008: The BBC TV program I'm in briefly, "The Conspiracy Files–9/11–The Third Tower" is an outstanding examination of why the WTC 7 conspiracy theories are nonsense.
The two Hardfire shows with myself and Richard Gage, head of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, are now online. The host is 9/11 conspiracy believer John Clifton. Here's some info on the shenanigans they pulled to try to get the upper hand before and during the shows. Or, save time and just go to this point in the second show when Gage "jumps the shark" and displays his staggering ignorance of structures and engineering for all to see. Funny how Gage didn't promote these shows before or after they aired!
Hardfire producer Gary Popkin sent an email to myself, John Clifton, and Richard Gage, saying that the north tower collapse does look very impressive from the truther point of view: that the top seems to be disintegrating and perhaps loses a lot of mass over the side. I sent this email to those three men in response. It covers that and several other points, and is a good place to start for people who wish to examine Gage's claims on the shows. I'll have a few pages here devoted to more of his nonsense shortly.
Thanks, Richard, and good night, "truth" movement!
Hardfire producer Gary Popkin sent an email to myself, John Clifton, and Richard Gage, saying that the north tower collapse does look very impressive from the truther point of view: that the top seems to be disintegrating and perhaps loses a lot of mass over the side. I sent this email to those three men in response. It covers that and several other points, and is a good place to start for people who wish to examine Gage's claims on the shows. I'll have a few pages here devoted to more of his nonsense shortly.
My correspondence with Richard Greene of Air America, concerning his shows featuring some of the most severely disturbed and delusional truthers.
Below: addressing the absurdities of physicist Steven Jones at The Amazing Meeting 5.5.
Some reviews of my talk. ––TAM 5.5 presentations are now available on DVD.––Photo: Scott Hurst.
Some reviews of my talk. ––TAM 5.5 presentations are now available on DVD.––Photo: Scott Hurst.
Some papers, videos, and appearances by me:–WTC 7 and the Lies of the 9/11 Truth Movement; William Rodriguez: Escape Artist; An Open Letter to FDNY's John Schroeder; Loose Change Creators Speak; Loose Change 2nd Edition Viewer Guide; The Truth About the 9/11 Truth Movement; "Hardfire" debates; World Trade Center Not a Demolition; The Ground Zeros, and more.
These links will take you to sites that I've found useful for examining 9/11 conspiracy issues. Several of them take you to pages that are "mini sites" of mine. Where the "JREF" is mentioned, it usually refers to posts by members of the forums of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Those posts reflect the opinions of their authors only. The most-viewed links are bolded.
The Basics: Critical Thinking, Informal Logic, Fallacies, The Scientific Method
The 9/11 Terrorists, Confessions, al Qaeda & Jihadist History & Ideology
The 9/11 Commission Report and hearings, Congressional Joint Inquiry Report, 9/11 Journalism
NIST & FEMA reports and critiques, 9/11 Engineering Studies, Alternate Hypotheses, WTC 7 Reports, Computer Simulations, more
Fire Safety Engineering and the Performance of Structural Steel in Fires, Building Code Changes
The 9/11 Terrorists, Confessions, al Qaeda & Jihadist History & Ideology
The 9/11 Commission Report and hearings, Congressional Joint Inquiry Report, 9/11 Journalism
NIST & FEMA reports and critiques, 9/11 Engineering Studies, Alternate Hypotheses, WTC 7 Reports, Computer Simulations, more
Fire Safety Engineering and the Performance of Structural Steel in Fires, Building Code Changes
Did eyewitnesses report hearing or seeing bombs and demolitions explosives in and around the towers?.(Includes analysis of the "118 Witnesses" paper and other conspiracist claims and methods.)
Accounts of structural instability in the Twin Towers, Bowing of columns, Collapse expected
WTC Seismic Reports, Protec paper, Controlled demo info, 1993 bombing, Other skyscraper fires
Flight 77 – Pentagon – A thorough look at the evidence, many links & photos
Flight 93 – Shanksville, PA – A thorough look at the evidence, many links & photos
Info on NORAD, FAA, NTSB, Aircraft capabilities, Piloting issues, War games
A partial (but long) list of agencies, organizations, and experts responding to and investigating the 9/11 attacks.–You know: the ones the conspiracists say are liars, dupes, and shills.Flight 93 – Shanksville, PA – A thorough look at the evidence, many links & photos
Info on NORAD, FAA, NTSB, Aircraft capabilities, Piloting issues, War games
Ground Zero cleanup, Fires in piles, Molten metals, Fresh Kills operations, Steel ID & scrap issues
What They Saw: Eyewitness Accounts of the NYC Aircraft Attacks
Photos & Accounts of 9/11 Aircraft Parts, Personal Effects, and Documents in NYC
9/11 Forensics and Victim Identification
FDNY Info, Oral testimony transcripts, 9/11 Communication Problems, Other WTC First Responder Issues, corporate response
Ground Zero worker health issues, Respirator use, Dust composition, Environmental Testing
9/11 Survivor Aid, Stories, Statistics, Tributes, Memorials, Exhibits
9/11 Survivor Aid, Stories, Statistics, Tributes, Memorials, Exhibits
WTC Construction, Plans & Elevations, Power, Security, Statistics, Pre-9/11 photos, Tenants
WTC Insurance Issues before and after 9/11, Terrorism Insurance
Rebuilding the World Trade Center Site and Environs
9/11 Photo & Video Resources
Miscellany – A few links that don't fit neatly elsewhere: info about some conspiracists and debunkers, polls, false alarms on 9/11, PNAC closed, $2.3 trillion "missing," Marvin Bush, WTC "power down," Bush and the pet goat; other conspiracy theories often raised by 9/11 conspiracists– Gulf of Tonkin, JFK assassination, Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma City bombing.
911myths.com– The best all-around site on the internet for
examination of 9/11 conspiracist claims
Popular Mechanics "Debunking the Myths" magazine cover story March, 2005
Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Controlled Demolition– Highly recommended, focus on WTC.
The conspiracy theories forum at the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF)
Screw Loose Change Blog (Excellent: covers all 9/11 conspiracy theories)
9/11 Mysteries Guide: A controlled demolition of the error-riddled video
Ref's 9/11 Guide, with Andrew Burfield/s critique of David Ray Griffin's 115 points
Debunk 9/11 Myths: Outstanding research
Undicisettembre: Paolo Attivissimo's blog of excellent 9/11 research. In Italian and English.
Conspiracies R Not Us blog: new, December, 2007. Very good!
911 Debunker
Internet Detectives: Loose Change: a claim-by-claim debunking, organized by topic
Jay's Blog: Includes an excellent searchable database of WTC first responder testimony.
Good Science and 9/11 Demolition Theories
What I Learned from 9-11 Conspiracy Theories
9/11 Conspiracy Smasher
9/11, Steven Jones, and Me (4 parts)
10 Characteristics of Conspiracy Theorists
Nutty 9/11 Physics – Go
A 9/11 truther gives up:
Popular Mechanics "Debunking the Myths" magazine cover story March, 2005
Some critics claim that we "cherry-picked" sources who would be favorable to our "agenda." The fact is, for each question we studied, we simply approached the top experts in that particular field. The irony is that we were unable to find anyone with any degree of authority, in the public or private sector—first responders or university professors, engineers or flight instructors—who agreed with the claims made by 9/11 conspiracy theorists.New Popular Mechanics 9/11 Article: 9/11 Myths FAQs
Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Controlled Demolition– Highly recommended, focus on WTC.
The conspiracy theories forum at the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF)
Screw Loose Change Blog (Excellent: covers all 9/11 conspiracy theories)
9/11 Mysteries Guide: A controlled demolition of the error-riddled video
Ref's 9/11 Guide, with Andrew Burfield/s critique of David Ray Griffin's 115 points
Debunk 9/11 Myths: Outstanding research
Undicisettembre: Paolo Attivissimo's blog of excellent 9/11 research. In Italian and English.
911 Debunker
Internet Detectives: Loose Change: a claim-by-claim debunking, organized by topic
Jay's Blog: Includes an excellent searchable database of WTC first responder testimony.
Good Science and 9/11 Demolition Theories
What I Learned from 9-11 Conspiracy Theories
9/11 Conspiracy Smasher
9/11, Steven Jones, and Me (4 parts)
10 Characteristics of Conspiracy Theorists
Nutty 9/11 Physics – Go
A 9/11 truther gives up:
This site has done some good work over the years. We've put the 9/11 Truth Movement in front of a few million more eyes. But alas, that wasn't enough. 9/11 has gone the way of JFK, sorry to say. The only truly interesting thing left about the 9/11 Truth Movement is (how can I say this kindly?) how stupid it has become.The Greatest Fiascos of the 9/11 "Truth" Movement
The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (History Channel, 2007) – This incisive documentary analyzes the extreme, yet persistent, theories that cloud the memory of our national tragedy. 90 minutes.
9/11: The Conspiracy Files (BBC, 2007)
Penn & Teller on 9/11 Conspiracies.Penn & Teller are known primarily as comic illusionists, and there is much that's disturbingly funny in this video, but their comments are dead serious and absolutely accurate. A must-see. Excerpt:
RKOwens4 has 33 short videos on Youtube that debunk various 9/11 conspiracy myths. Recommended!
"ClunkityClunk4Truth" – JREF Forum Member Blender Head's excellent videos and links
9/11 Deniers Speak – Ground Zero Edition by Mark Iradian
Mike Wilson's 9/11Pentagon Flight 77 Case Study: meticulous 3D animation recreation
The Usual Suspects: Bin Laden & Hijacker video confessions
JREF/SLC forum member CHF confronts the "truth" at Ground Zero, August, 2007
Hardfire TV Program: Ron Wieck debates Les Jamieson of "NY 911 Truth"Part 1 – Part 2
It's "common sense," say the conspiracists, who distrust experts. "Believe your own eyes."
Truthers at Ground Zero try to explain "official" story, and fail miserably.
Undesired Walrus: Debunking the lies of Loose Change with eyewitness quotes.
Tragedy and Heroism: September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon
Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11 (2008)
Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
Among the Heroes (Flight 93)
9/11: The Conspiracy Files (BBC, 2007)
Penn & Teller on 9/11 Conspiracies.Penn & Teller are known primarily as comic illusionists, and there is much that's disturbingly funny in this video, but their comments are dead serious and absolutely accurate. A must-see. Excerpt:
Penn: "Nobody can convince me?" Bells should go off in your head when you hear those words. That's his bullshit idea of skepticism. A real skeptic demands to be convinced – with evidence. We should be skeptical of our government, but we shouldn't just make shit up."Screw '9/11 Mysteries'" – A detailed critique of that video. GoogleVideo or bittorrent
RKOwens4 has 33 short videos on Youtube that debunk various 9/11 conspiracy myths. Recommended!
"ClunkityClunk4Truth" – JREF Forum Member Blender Head's excellent videos and links
9/11 Deniers Speak – Ground Zero Edition by Mark Iradian
Mike Wilson's 9/11Pentagon Flight 77 Case Study: meticulous 3D animation recreation
The Usual Suspects: Bin Laden & Hijacker video confessions
JREF/SLC forum member CHF confronts the "truth" at Ground Zero, August, 2007
Hardfire TV Program: Ron Wieck debates Les Jamieson of "NY 911 Truth"Part 1 – Part 2
It's "common sense," say the conspiracists, who distrust experts. "Believe your own eyes."
Truthers at Ground Zero try to explain "official" story, and fail miserably.
Undesired Walrus: Debunking the lies of Loose Change with eyewitness quotes.
(More books are listed at the categorized pages linked above)
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail
Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
Nine Months at Ground Zero: The story of the brotherhood of workers who took on a job like no other
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Perfect Soldiers: The 9/11 Hijackers: Who They Were, Why They Did It
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail
Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
Nine Months at Ground Zero: The story of the brotherhood of workers who took on a job like no other
Tragedy and Heroism: September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon
Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11 (2008)
Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
Among the Heroes (Flight 93)
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