FACT CHECK | Unseen video of the 9/11 terrorist attack sparked an old conspiracy theory – Delfi
„Two weeks before the incident, there was maintenance going on, so there are people who claim that the drilling that went on there for those two weeks had TNT [explosives – ed.] planted on every floor. That explains everything about how those towers were actually brought down,“ the post continued.
According to Facebook data, the post has been shared 72 times and has almost 5,500 views.
On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda carried out a large-scale terrorist attack against the United States using four hijacked civilian aircraft. Two of the planes crashed into the Twin Towers, a third crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks killed 2,977 people.
„Here are some additional notes to address a few questions that I have been constantly receiving. I woke up that day and realized everyone was out on the streets staring south. When I looked, I saw the first tower burning. Once I saw the second airplane make impact, I thought this was no ordinary incident and ran to get my camera and tripod,“ Sugimoto explained after the video started circulating as „proof“ of conspiracy theories.
Sugimoto later released his recording in full.
The first 9/11 conspiracy theories appeared on the internet just hours after the attacks and have grown in popularity over the years. The most famous theory is that it was not a terrorist attack, but an „inside job“ by the US security services – there were supposedly no planes, and the buildings were destroyed in the explosions.
Extensive reports and studies by the 9/11 Commission, US government agencies, and expert groups have refuted any possibility of a covert conspiracy. The widely shared theory that such a total collapse is not possible as a result of ramming buildings is not true according to the analysis. Neither is the claim that the collapse was caused by previously planted explosives.
Deliberately organized collapses of buildings are almost always carried out from the bottom up, but the collapse of the Twin Towers started on the upper floors. Despite extensive searches, no evidence of the presence of explosives has been found, and there is no evidence of pre-detonation of pillars or walls, which is usually done in controlled explosions.
