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Kay, Jonathan (April 25, 2009). "Richard Gage: 9/11 truther extraordinaire". National Post. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009 . Retrieved May 29, 2014. The '9/11 Truth Movement,' as it is now commonly called Abraham H. Foxman (September 8, 2006). "9/11 Conspiracy Theories Take Root in Arab/Muslim World". Adl.org -This article originally appeared in Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011 . Retrieved May 30, 2011. Also known as SLAP (Secret Large-scale Atmospheric Program), this theory alleges that water condensation trails (" contrails") from aircraft consist of chemical or biological agents, or contain a supposedly toxic mix of aluminum, strontium and barium, [13] under secret government policies. An estimated 17% of people globally believe the theory to be true or partly true. In 2016, the Carnegie Institution for Science published the first-ever peer-reviewed study of the chemtrail theory; 76 out of 77 participating atmospheric chemists and geochemists stated that they had seen no evidence to support the chemtrail theory, or stated that chemtrail theorists rely on poor sampling. [14] [15] Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Hanrahan, Mark (September 28, 2011). "Al Qaeda Calls On Mahmoud Ahmadinejad To End 'Ridiculous' 9/11 Conspiracy Theories". Huffington Post . Retrieved June 4, 2014. Taking a purely systematic approach to supernatural conspiracies, Prothero and Callahan analyze the psychology, history and reliability behind each one, balancing the clearly hokey convictions some might have (the amount of aliens seen in the US, for example), against possibilities that we just don’t know about (the high probability that there is life beyond our planet).

a b c d Bartlett, Jamie; Miller, Carl (2011). "A Bestiary of the 9/11 Truth Movement: Notes from the Front Line". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. 35.4 (July/August): 43–46. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012 . Retrieved May 29, 2014. Dunbar, D.; Reagan, B., eds. (2011). Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why conspiracy theories can't stand up to the facts. New York: Hearst. ISBN 978-1-58816-855-9.

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MacAskill, Ewen (September 6, 2003). "Meacher sparks fury over claims on September 11 and Iraq war Politics". The Guardian. London . Retrieved July 20, 2009. a b c "Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010 . Retrieved July 20, 2009. These novels explore conspiracy theories both “real” and fictional, showing how history blends with fiction and speculation can supplement fact.

Hunt, H. E. (November 19, 2008). "The 30 greatest conspiracy theories The Telegraph November 19, 2008". The Daily Telegraph. London . Retrieved July 20, 2009. DPA News Agency Filmmaker Urges International Tribunal to Probe 9/11 September 9, 2008". Dw-world.de . Retrieved July 20, 2009. Nasir Mahmood (September 15, 2008). "19 Muslims involved in 9/11 never proved guilty by anybody". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on September 18, 2008 . Retrieved May 29, 2014. In March 2010, The Washington Post editorialized against Yukihisa Fujita, a prominent Japanese politician who has espoused 9/11 conspiracy theories. They described Fujita as a man "susceptible to the imaginings of the lunatic fringe". It went on to say that the U.S.–Japan alliance would be "severely tested" if Fujita's party continued to tolerate these kinds of comments. [231]Barber, Peter (June 7, 2008). "The truth is out there". Financial Times. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009 . Retrieved May 23, 2009. An army of sceptics, collectively described as the 9/11 Truth movement The initial options were bought through at least two brokerage firms, including NFS, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, and TD Waterhouse. It was estimated that the trader or traders would have realized a five million dollar profit. The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an insider trading investigation in which Osama bin Laden was a suspect after receiving information from at least one Wall Street Firm. [73] Brent Blanchard (February 2002). "A History of Explosive Demolition in America". Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique. International Society of Explosives Engineers. pp.27–44. ISSN 0732-619X. The plane crashes and resulting fires caused the collapse of the World Trade Center. Controlled demolition conspiracy theories say the collapse of the North Tower, South Tower, or of 7 World Trade Center was caused by explosives installed in the buildings in advance.