Donald Trump Cites Washington Post Reporter on 9/11 Claims; Reporter Says "That Was Not the Case"
Donald Trump is doubling down on his false 9/11 claims, carefully citing a source who says he’s totally wrong.
Enjoy 9/11
Today is You-Know-What, and like every year for the past fourteen years, you’re expected to feel solemn and anxious. And you should, for exactly one minute. But I’ve got another idea: how about after that initial pause for reflection, you instead focus on feeling better than ever on September 11th?
Christie Lied About Being Appointed U.S. Attorney on Sept. 10, 2001
Chris Christie (campaign slogan: Telling It Like It Is) repeatedly told it like it factually is not during last night’s GOP debate, twice claiming that President Bush appointed him U.S. attorney one day before 9/11. That didn’t actually happen.
Here's the CIA's Just-Released Top Secret File on Saudi Ties to 9/11
True to form, the CIA waited until 4:16 p.m. EDT this afternoon to release a trove of documents related to the September 11 attacks. Deep within one of those documents is a section on everything the agency learned after 9/11 about “Issues Relating to Saudi Arabia.” We can now share it here for the first time.
I Spent 9/11 at a Theater Festival for Truthers
I arrived at the 9/11 Cultural Festival last Thursday thanks to a confusing mixture of repulsion and attraction I felt upon viewing a flier for it online.
Remembering 9/11: An Educational Pageant
On this September 11, another year further removed from the events of 2001, many Americans have seemingly lost focus on the significance of what happened. As the attacks move toward history's horizon, like the Civil War and Thanksgiving before them, Gawker offers an educational resource to help America's…
Strolling Troubadours Turn Lower Manhattan Streets into Music
Proving once again that they're streets ahead, members of the ever-expanding musical video collective cdza pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 by leading a musical tour of Lower Manhattan.
As Other Networks Air 9/11 Moment of Silence, NBC Sticks with Kris Jenner Interview About Breast Implants
Adding injury to insult this morning, NBC — the only Big Three network that didn't carry live coverage of the 8:46 AM moment of silence for victims of the 9/11 terror attacks — opted instead to stick with the Today show's Kris Jenner interview that covered such issues of national import as the new season of Keeping Up…
Is 9/11 Being Forgotten?: Newspapers, Politicians, Terrorists Skipping Anniversary Commemoration
If you're looking to be reminded of the tragic events that occurred eleven years ago today, don't bother checking the front pages of the New York Times or the New York Post.
Watch One World Trade Center Rise from the Ashes in Earth Cam's 9/11 Commemorative Time-Lapse
Though construction officially began in early 2006, it wasn't until a few years later that One World Trade Center — formerly the Freedom Tower — began to take its rightful place in New York City's iconic skyline.
Some 9/11 Victims' Final Resting Place: A Landfill
Partial remains of several victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks ended up in a landfill, it was revealed today.
Gwyneth Paltrow Saved Lives on 9/11
Gwyneth Paltrow accepts responsibility for saving a woman's life on 9/11. Terrorists want to maim David Letterman. Jennifer Hudson is prefers losing weight to winning Oscars. The suicidal Housewives star's family might sue Bravo. Thursday gossip is "deeply moved."
Jon Stewart Goes After Atheists for Opposing Cross at 9/11 Memorial
In the days following 9/11, rescuers discovered a cross-shaped steel beam in the rubble. The cross became a symbol of hope at Ground Zero over the years and was recently installed at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, but its placement there was threatened last week by a lawsuit filed by an atheist…
Website Releases 573,000 Sad, Frightened and Banal Text Messages from 9/11
Wikileaks.org has released 573,000 text messages from 9/11—they range from "The only thoughts I have are of Nicholas, Ian and you I am terrified," to "YOUR DOG WILL BE OVER AT MOTHER'S HOUSE BY TOMORROW MORNING." [CNN]
About Time
9/11 truthers have enough signatures to get their "investigation" referendum on the NYC ballot. Goody.
9/11 Ad Fiasco Somehow Gets Dumber
DDB Brasil, the ad agency that made the stupid World Wildlife Fund 9/11 ad, had denied making the video version. Oh, actually though, they did make it. And submitted it to the Cannes Festival, for a prize. Woops. [Ad Age]
Try A Tough 9/11 Quiz Sarah Palin Would Totally Fail Worse Than You!
Seven years after terrorists attacked New York and Washington in a stunning feat of gargantuan destruction that instilled a seemingly permanent sense of fear in Americans pretty much everywhere except New York and DC, we at Gawker have not forgotten to never forget! And guess what, there is a very difficult new quiz…
