9/11 Conspiracy

Does an authentic video show U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he's "declaring war on fat, gay kids, not the kids themselves but whatever is making them so fat, gay, and pathetic?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the 55-second clip. The…

Does an authentic video show President Trump saying "Lopping off someone's ding-a-long doesn't make them a woman, it makes them a eunuch?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the last second of the clip. The video was posted on an X account that has previously shared videos that replaced Trump's…

Does a video show President Trump in the Oval Office calling the collapse of Building 7 at the World Trade Center "the smoking gun of 9/11" and praising Alex Jones as a "national treasure?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "obviously fake" appears in the last second of the clip. The video was posted on an…

Were two of the airplanes involved in the 9/11 terrorist attack listed as "valid" instead of "destroyed" in FAA records? No, that's not true: The planes involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack that bore tail numbers N591UA and N612UA were listed as destroyed in FAA records reviewed by Lead Stories. What explains the re-appearance of the tail numbers…

Is there a New York Post headline and article that claims Congress will vote on a bill that would make it a crime to question the events surrounding the September 11, 2001, attacks? No, that's not true: Such a headline and article never appeared in the New York Post. Additionally, there's no evidence that Congress is prepared to vote on…

Did World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein get a "$1 trillion" insurance payout resulting from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore? No, that's not true: The claim cited an amount of money no individual in the world is known to possess. The claim did not supply, nor could Lead Stories find, evidence supporting the claim that he owns…

Did approximately 4,000 Israelis avoid the attacks at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, because advance warning from an Israeli messaging service told them precisely when and where they would happen? No, that's not true: These claims are the foundation of a baseless conspiracy theory that the 9/11 attacks were a Zionist false flag and the lecturer who…

Do grainy photos show that former President George W. Bush and other key Department of Defense staff met with Osama bin Laden before the September 11, 2001, attacks? No, that's not true: These photos, which were taken the day after the attacks, have been altered. High-quality photos taken at a meeting held inside the Pentagon show Deputy Secretary of Defense…

Did Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once say, "America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry," and then "destroy" it? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Netanyahu said this years before the Hamas-Israel war, or ever. The quotes are attributed to a transcript purportedly seen by an admitted misinformation peddler in 2015. But no…

Did the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) reveal in August 2023 that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by a "weather weapon" developed by the U.S. government? No, that's not true: The claim is part of a Chinese disinformation campaign. Additionally, there is no credible information or evidence to suggest that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by such a…