Rep. Jamaal Bowman Disavows 9/11 Conspiracy Theory Poem He Wrote Which Cited Alex Jones Documentary

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) disavowed an old 9/11 conspiracy theory poem on Monday, telling the Daily Beast that he regretted ever posting it.

In an article on Monday, Daily Beast senior researcher William Bredderman revealed that Bowman had published a 9/11 conspiracy theory poem on his blog in May, 2011 which cited, among other things, a documentary produced by Infowars founder Alex Jones.

The poem, which was published when Bowman worked as a teacher at the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action in New York, contained several lines which appeared to express skepticism over the events of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

“2001/Planes used as missiles/Target: The Twin Towers,” read the poem. “Later in the day/Building 7/Also Collaspsed [sic]/Hmm…/Multiple explosions/Heard before/And during the collapse/Hmm…”

It continued, “Allegedly/Two other planes/The Pentagon/Pennsylvania/Hijacked by terrorist [sic]/Minimal damage done/Minimal debris found/Hmm…”

The poem went on to reference the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, before encouraging readers to “​​Watch Loose Change/And Zeitgeist.”

According to the Daily Beast, Loose Change is a documentary which claims “that the U.S. government carried out the Sept. 11 attacks,” while Zeitgeist contains a number of conspiracy theories and “questions whether Jesus actually existed.”

Alex Jones served as an executive producer on Loose Change‘s final cut and praised Zeitgeist.

Bowman – who was censured by the House in December after he set off a fire alarm in Congress – disavowed the poem in a statement to the Daily Beast, telling the news outlet that he was exploring “a wide range of books, films, and articles across a wide swath of the political spectrum” at the time and had “processed” his “thoughts” in “a personal blog that few people ever read.”

He continued, “I don’t believe anything that these cranks have said, and my life’s work has proven that. As a Congressman, I’ve written a Congressional Resolution condemning a dangerous conspiracy theory, I’ve stood up to MAGA extremists, and I’ve called out the endless bullshit of the far-right.”

Claiming that he had since “learned how misinformation spreads,” Bowman concluded, “I regret posting anything about any of these people. Anyone who looks at my work today knows where I stand.”

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