No Bill to Criminalize Questioning 9/11, Claims Based on Fake News
Recent viral posts featuring a purported New York Post article suggesting Congress will vote on a bill to criminalize questioning the 9/11 attacks are false.
- The Associated Press and Lead Stories confirm that the New York Post never published an article about a bill criminalizing skepticism of the 9/11 attacks.
- Social media posts circulating a fake New York Post headline are debunked by multiple fact-checking organizations.
- No current legislation in Congress proposes penalties for questioning the official narrative of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- Claims of a bill supported by AIPAC and the ADL to penalize 9/11 skepticism are entirely unfounded.
- The fabricated news story used stylistic elements inconsistent with genuine New York Post articles, including different fonts and layout.