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  • 2021-10-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Did FBI Find a 9/11 Hijacker's Plane Ticket Moments After North Tower Collapsed? (en)
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  • On Oct. 6, 2021, a new episode of the Your Mom's House podcast was released on YouTube. It included an interview with investigative journalist Chris Hansen, who told a story about how the FBI found a 9/11 hijacker's airplane ticket wafting in the air in the moments after the second tower collapsed. The incident purportedly took place on the morning of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S. The second World Trade Center tower to collapse that day was the north tower, which was struck first by American Airlines Flight 11 at 8:46 a.m. It collapsed 102 minutes later at 10:28. Hansen said that the head of the FBI in New York at the time and an FBI agent supervisor were among the personnel on the ground: The moment from the podcast can be watched beginning at the 1:44:13 mark in the episode. We were unable to find any information to confirm or debunk this story, so we reached out to Hansen for further details. However, after waiting nearly two weeks while this story had a Research In Progress rating, we did not receive any data that would allow us to make a determination. On Oct. 25, 2021, we changed the rating to Unproven. This account from Hansen had at least one similarity to a real story about a suicide note and other belongings left behind by Mohamed Atta, who was described as the mastermind of the attacks. Hansen mentioned that the FBI purportedly finding the hijacker's airplane ticket helped law enforcement link together details and build their case. Similarly, on Sept. 18, 2001, The Los Angeles Times reported that the a piece of luggage that was left behind at a hotel helped law enforcement piece together information about the hijackers. Hansen is perhaps best known for his work from Dateline NBC in the To Catch a Predator investigations. The series ultimately exposed a number of adults who were found to be looking online to meet teenagers for sex. His last year with NBC was in 2013. Hansen's investigations have continued with a new YouTube series titled, Have a Seat. The Your Mom's House podcast is co-hosted by the husband and wife team of stand-up comedians Tom Segura and Christina P. This story will be updated if we receive any credible data that would allow us to change the rating. (en)
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