9/11

Are kidney cells from aborted human fetuses used in popular food products? No, that's not true: The false claim is based on the use of HEK 293 cells in taste research by the Senomyx company, which was purchased by Firmenich in 2018. The laboratory-grown cell line is used in a wide variety of research and has been used for decades.…

Is it fact that viruses have never been isolated and there is no measles virus? No, that's not true: Scientists first isolated a virus in the 1890s. And a Persian doctor published written accounts about measles disease in the late 800s. In 1912, measles became a "nationally notifiable disease" in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control…

Does a news report from CNN that aired on September 11, 2001, prove that a plane didn't crash into the Pentagon on that day? No, that's not true: There is plenty of evidence that a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, and the news report used to justify the claim has been clarified by the journalist who made the…

Was the plane from United Airlines Flight 93 not at the reported crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The hijacked plane crashed into the ground on September 11, 2001, almost upside down at a speed of up to 580 miles per hour, exploding, according to the National Park Service website for the Flight 93 National Memorial. Wreckage…

Did a representative of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott follow a family home after they identified the body of a child killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting and offer to pay them to stand with him to oppose stronger gun laws -- as reported in a May 26, 2022, Twitter thread by an account called @MyCancerJourne3? No, that's not true:…

Does a video showing an explosion at the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001, but no aircraft, prove no planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? No, that's not true: Video and images from other angles show the planes hitting or about to hit the Twin Towers. In addition, The 9/11 Commission Report by the National Commission…

Is there a full transcript of the conversation between Todd Beamer, a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, and GTE Airfone operator Lisa Jefferson? No, that's not true: Although Beamer did talk to Jefferson as Flight 93 was hijacked on September 11, 2001, Jefferson did not record their call. The "transcript" claiming to be a full record of their call…

Does Amazon's digital assistant Alexa know that the main purpose of spraying "chemtrails" is to reduce the human population on Earth? No, that's not true: Alexa can recite information found in internet search results from Microsoft's Bing or recite answers provided by people participating in a crowdsourced program called "Alexa Answers." The quality of the answers can vary depending on…

Are Jews stealing Christian children, sacrificing them and then feeding them back to non-Jews to turn them into cannibals? No, that's not true: It's an antisemitic myth that's nearly a thousand years old. Recirculated audio and video on social media are exposing a new audience to the propaganda. A spokesperson with the Anti-Defamation League said, "It is unusual to see…