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  • 2017-07-17 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a CIA Agent Confess to the ‘Controlled Demolition’ of the... (en)
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  • Did a CIA Agent Confess to the ‘Controlled Demolition’ of the World Trade Center? Claim A CIA agent confessed on his deathbed that he took part in a U.S. plot to detonate World Trade Center 7 on September 11 2001 Rating Not True Like this fact check? Reporting One of the most prevalent conspiracy theories about the 9-11 attacks — the roundly – debunked idea that they were an inside job — got a boost from a tin foil hat-level blog devoted to sowing that type of disinformation. YourNewsWire.com published a post in July 2017 presented as a deathbed confession from Malcom Howard, an alleged Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative who admitted that he and the agency had executed a controlled demolition of World Trade Center 7. According to the post: The 79-year-old New Jersey native says he worked on the CIA operation they dubbed New Century between May 1997 and September 2001, during a time he says the CIA was still taking orders from the top. Mr. Howard says he was part of a cell of 4 operatives tasked with ensuring the demolition was successful. Mr. Howard says the World Trade Center 7 operation is unique among his demolitions, as it is the only demolition that we had to pretend wasn’t a demolition job. He claims he had no problem going through with the deception at the time, because when you are a patriot, you don’t question the motivation of the CIA or the White House. You assume the bigger purpose is for a greater good. They pick good, loyal people like me, and it breaks my heart to hear the shit talk. Predictably, the post gained traction online through other fringe blogs: But not even YourNewsWire.com claimed that it was a reputable source for news; the blog’s disclaimer noted that it made no representations about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, and accuracy about its content. The analysis site Media Bias/Fact Check has rated YourNewsWire.com (which has since rechristened itself newspunch.com) a Tin Foil Hat level conspiracy website that has zero credibility because of its penchant for disinformation. Update 9/9/2021, 2:05 pm: This article has been revamped and updated. You can review the original here. Posted in 9/11 Attack on America , Disinformation , Fact Checks , Terrorism Tagged 911 , CIA , conspiracy , terrorism (en)
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