October 22, 2007
October 21, 2007
October 19, 2007
9/11 Truthers v. Real Time w/ Bill Maher
Click here for The Debunking Directory's complete coverage of Bill Maher's run-in with 9/11 Truthers. It does not get much better than this.
October 18, 2007
October 15, 2007
Conspiracy--Who Really Runs The World?
This documentary takes a fresh look at four conspiracy theories, exploring the role of the media in turning what were once fringe opinions into a belief system that has become integral to world events
October 9, 2007
October 8, 2007
October 6, 2007
September 27, 2007
September 19, 2007
September 15, 2007
September 14, 2007
September 13, 2007
September 12, 2007
September 11, 2007
September 10, 2007
September 8, 2007
September 7, 2007
September 4, 2007
September 3, 2007
September 2, 2007
September 1, 2007
August 28, 2007
Claim: There Is A Strong Lack Of Photographic Evidence Of Aeronautical Debris At The Pentagon
Debunked
Mark Roberts Live!--Questions about 9/11
Issues of 9/11 with Mark Roberts and Ron Wieck
August 27, 2007
Claim: Firefighters Were Standing In The Impact Zone, Thus The Fires Were Not As Hot As NIST Suggests
Debunked
August 25, 2007
Ground Zero Truthers vs. JREFer CHF
CHF from the JREF Forum:
On Saturday Aug 25th,[2007]... I headed down to Ground Zero for a chat with the truthers. I spent a good hour or so with these folks; some were polite, some were complete punks, and it was difficult at times to not get annoyed at hearing the same claims for the 500th time...
Hat Tip: This YouTube playlist was compiled by Walter Ego at http://911vids.blogspot.com
August 24, 2007
Claim: Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta Witnessed Cheney Give A Direct Stand-Down Order In The PEOCC
Debunked
August 20, 2007
History Channel's 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
Produced by NBC News Productions for the History Channel.
The tragedy of the attacks of 9/11 is ours to share; it is ours to remember; it is ours to understand.Yet, our memory and understanding were clouded almost from the first horrible moment Flight 11 struck the north tower. No-one could believe such a brazen and simple attack could be so tragically effective. Disbelief quickly gave way to conspiracy theories and suspicions. These ideas from the fringe found a fertile breeding ground on the internet and today many of them, through the power of almost infinite repetition, have nearly gained the status of truth.
THE 9/11 CONSPIRACIES: FACT OR FICTION exhaustively examines some of the most persistent of these theories: that the World Trade Center was brought down by a controlled demolition; that a missile, not a commercial airliner, hit the Pentagon; and that members of the U.S. government orchestrated the attacks in hopes of creating a war in the Middle East. Each conspiracy argument is countered by a variety of experts in the fields of engineering, intelligence and the military. The program also delves into the anatomy of such conspiracies and how they grow on the Internet.
Claim: Photographic Evidence Suggests That Planes That Crashed Into The Twin Towers Were Armed With Missiles
Debunked
Don't Know Much About History
It may surprise Alex to learn that Galileo was not persecuted for his beliefs in the round-earth theory but instead the heliocentric theory. Also, Galileo was never "locked up", the man was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.
This would have been just a typical flub of one's history (which is as American as apple pie), yet Alex likened his controversial beliefs and persecution to one of the most briliant men that had ever lived and did not know why or how he was persecuted.
August 18, 2007
August 17, 2007
Claim: Mysterious Blue Box Contained Sensitive Materials And Was Quickly Removed From Public Eye
Debunked
August 16, 2007
August 13, 2007
August 11, 2007
August 9, 2007
August 2, 2007
August 1, 2007
July 24, 2007
Les Jamieson and the NYC 9/11 Ballot Initiative
July 18, 2007
July 10, 2007
Skeptoid's The Twin Towers: Fire Melting Steel
July 7, 2007
June 22, 2007
June 12, 2007
June 5, 2007
June 1, 2007
May 20, 2007
Loose Change v. Screw Loose Change
May 12, 2007
April 17, 2007
Scholars for 9/11 Truth vs. Mark Roberts
April 11, 2007
April 7, 2007
April 1, 2007
911 Mysteries Guide
As written on the 911MysteriesGuide.com website, "This guide is designed to accompany the original film. We do not wish for anyone to read this guide instead of watching the film. We strongly believe that people should view both sides of every issue." Therefore the original 9/11 Mysteries film is found below and at 911WeKnow.com:
Now that you have the film, debunk it frame-by-frame with the 9/11 Mysteries guide in .doc and .pdf formats.
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And for your information, do not miss what WTC eyewitness Rick Siegel has to say about 9/11 Mysteries' intentional doctoring of his contributed raw footage. It is doubles the intrigue when it turns out that Rick subscribes to the "Inside Job" theory, yet he completely condemns the 9/11 Truth Movement. A must read.
March 4, 2007
January 16, 2007
Screw 9/11 Mysteries--Video Guide
The following disclaimer was attached to the video: There may be some grammatical errors in this video. Everything was spell-checked but I can't promise anything
January 1, 2007
WTC7 Lies
From the Guide:
“Did firefighters abandon their fallen brothers to help real estate developer Larry Silverstein demolish a skyscraper?Conspiracist Alex Jones and other 9/11 “Truth Movement” leaders gather at Ground Zero and accuse Silverstein of murder and FDNY heroes of heinous crimes, lies and cover-ups.Do their claims stand up to examination?”
109 pages, .Doc
December 19, 2006
December 14, 2006
Loose Change v. Mark Roberts
December 9, 2006
WTC Truther v. Mark Roberts
November 10, 2006
Southpark Reveals That 9/11 Was An Inside Job...Or, At Least The Truth Movement Is
The following clip has been annotated by YouTube's ClunkityClunk4Truth but was originally aired on Southpark's 10th Season. The full episode is here.
Note that I post this film with much hesitation. I think Southpark is morally disgusting and an unintelligent attempt at humor. However, the character in this clip's constant "REALLY?!?!?!" is the theme of The Directory's Logic section.
November 1, 2006
Internet Detectives' Guide of Loose Change
From the Internet Detectives: Loose Change is a video that examines the attacks of September 11, written and narrated by Dylan Avery. Originally fiction, Avery decided to present it as a documentary after further research. The video received attention on the internet, and a second edition was produced which contained additional information but omitted some information from the first video. A recut of the second edition was later produced, with minor changes and corrections. This page will address issues presented in all three videos, which are freely available online.
October 13, 2006
September 28, 2006
September 23, 2006
Screw Loose Change: The Video Guide
Mark has made this disclaimer in other venues: There are some grammatical and spelling errors in this video due to lack of proofreading on my part. I greatly apologize for this.
September 19, 2006
September 11, 2006
Beware the Truthers. Don't Ignore Them.
Mary Katharine Ham TownHall.com
BYU takes on a 9/11 conspiracy professor
Will Sullivan U.S. News & World Report
A Conspiracy Against Us All
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Mjc2MjZmOTI2YzM0M2ZjOTUwZWU4YWRiMjRlOTVjZGM=
Andrew Kline National Review Online
9/11 Conspiracy Theories: The 9/11 Truth Movement In Perspective
In this week’s eSkeptic, on the 5th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, Phil MolĂ© takes a look at the “9/11 Truth Movement” and shares with us his experience attending a weekend conference held in Chicago, organized by 911truth.org.
Phil Mole Skeptic.com
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
Just days after September 11, 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency assured the public that there should be no concern about any health hazards associated with exposure to smoke and debris in lower Manhattan. This disturbing documentary asks whether the EPA's pronouncement was based on science or politics. Now many of the first-responders who risked their lives within that toxic chemical soup are seriously ill or dying. Filmmaker Heidi Dehncke-Fisher and producer Bruce Kennedy reveal how 9/11's latest victims are America's forgotten heroes.
Loose Change v. Popular Mechanics
The debate begins at 17:14.
The Air Traffic Controllers of 9/11
Another great resource from Walter Ego's 9/11 Video Blog
The Sundance Channel. 57 min. Watch on Google.
First shown on September 11, 2006.Just days after September 11, 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency
assured the public that there should be no concern about any health hazards
associated with exposure to smoke and debris in lower Manhattan. This disturbing
documentary asks whether the EPA's pronouncement was based on science or
politics. Now many of the first-responders who risked their lives within that
toxic chemical soup are seriously ill or dying. Filmmaker Heidi Dehncke-Fisher
and producer Bruce Kennedy reveal how 9/11's latest victims are America's
forgotten heroes.
PBS' America Rebuilds II
PBS 53 min. Watch on Guba.
After recapping the recovery since 9/11, Return to Ground Zero, explores how builders, developers and families are working against the odds to move forward. The first year's work brought out the best in Americans and New Yorkers. Return to Ground Zero documents the continued effort in a way that is accurate and sensitive to what's at stake for New York and the nation.
Discovery Channel's Inside The Twin Towers
Another great resource from Walter Ego's 9/11 Video Blog.
YouTube playlist in 13 parts. Originally broadcast 9-11-2006 on the Discovery Channel.
Inside the Twin Towers offers a minute-by-minute explanation of the horror, confusion and the selfless actions on that fateful day. This two-hour docudrama combines gripping recreation with the vivid testimonies of survivors, victims' families, emergency workers and city officials to create an intimate first-hand account of what it was really like inside.
Extraordinary stories include Stanley Priamnath and Brian Park, two men who had never met until that day but whose friendship, faith and steely determination would see them both survive; Jan Demczur, the window cleaner who managed to save the lives of his fellow elevator passengers by unimaginable methods; and the firefighters who bravely entered the Towers - many of whom never returned.
September 8, 2006
Conspiracy theories sully memories of 9/11 victims
James Bennett (From Screw Loose Change) Seattle Post-Intelligencer
9/11 conspiracy theorists multiply
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14723997/
Michael Powell WashingtonPost.com
September 7, 2006
'Popular Mechanics' Tackles Sept. 11 Theories
Talk of the Nation, Jim Meigs, editor-in-chief of Popular Mechanics, talks about a recent article that discredits Sept. 11 conspiracy theories.
Guests:
Bob Goldberg, professor of history at the University of Utah; author of Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America
Jim Meigs, editor in chief of Popular Mechanics
September 6, 2006
Conspiracy Wars By Abby Scott and Ray Rivera
It was this unserious video (with the clip of Roberts debunking the thermite/thermate claim) that made me pursue debunking 9/11 myths as a serious hobby. A terrific glimpse of the debate at Ground Zero.
"It's a strange hobby hanging out with people that hate you, but as long as they keep s****ing on the grave of 3,000 with falsities and bad science --I'll keep annoying and inconveniencing them." --Abby Scott
September 5, 2006
Who really blew up the twin towers?
The Guardian Christina Asquith
September 4, 2006
The lie that just won't seem to die: Jews behind 9/11
RICHARD GREENBERG / JTA
September 3, 2006
Viewing 9/11 From a Grassy Knoll
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060903/11conspiracy.htm
By Will Sullivan U.S. News & World Report