Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Ask any question, including odd ones. You get a percentage, a clear call of more or less than 50%, the working, and the sources that produced it. If nothing matches, the score stays at 50% — nothing is invented.
Likelihood
BBC reporting on Parkwood apartments and 2024 litigation
56%
More than 50% — weakly supported by the sources
The score is 56% — more than 50%. Supporting sources currently outweigh contradicting sources after quality and confidence are applied.
How 56% was calculated
Start at 50%. Move by half of the net source score after uncertainty. Net source score is 0.39 (from −1 contradict to +1 support). Uncertainty is 72%. So 50% + 50% × 0.39 × 28% remaining certainty = 56%.
Supporting sources
14
Weighted strength 3.43
Contradicting sources
6
Weighted strength 1.50
No stance yet
39
Pulls the score toward 50% · 12.32
Uncertainty
72%
Share of the file that is unlabelled or missing
Working
start at 50% + half of (net source score × remaining certainty)
0.5 + 0.5 × 0.39 × (1 − 0.72) = 0.555
This percentage is calculated from the sources listed below — it is a score, not a court finding. Official origin does not add extra weight. Independent origin does not subtract weight. Two papers from the same group are one cluster, not two independent confirmations.
Reasoning
Step 1 · Match the question
Closest stored question: H019 — Published hijacker identities are substantially wrong (some named men were not aboard). Yes/no labels are taken from sources already linked to that question. Also close: H007, H011, H008.
Step 2 · Find matching sources
40 source(s) matched the wording. 4 further source(s) already linked to the stored question were included even if they did not contain the search words. 6 matching claim(s) contributed inherited stances.
Step 3 · Assign support or contradiction without inventing
4 labelled from stored question links, 18 from claims, 0 labelled automatically (capped, marked, not saved as human review), 37 left with no stance.
Step 4 · Weight each source
Each source contributes strength = (quality / 5) × confidence × how strongly it agrees or disagrees. Support strength 3.43, contradict strength 1.5, no-stance strength 12.32. A zero on chain of custody still lowers the mean and stays visible.
Step 5 · Turn that into a percentage
Start at 50%. Move up if support outweighs contradiction, down if the reverse. Unlabelled sources shrink the movement, so a thin file stays near 50%. Working: 0.5 + 0.5 × 0.39 × (1 − 0.72) = 0.555.
Step 6 · What this number is not
This percentage is calculated from the sources listed below — it is a score, not a court finding. Official origin does not add extra weight. Independent origin does not subtract weight. Two papers from the same group are one cluster, not two independent confirmations.
What is still missing
- 8 source(s) score zero on at least one quality check (shown on each card). Those zeros are kept visible and are not averaged away.
- 6 source(s) are unverified, inactive, or recorded as not retrieved. A missing file is a gap, not a finding against the question.
- 39 relevant source(s) have no stance yet. They increase uncertainty and pull the percentage toward 50%; they are not counted as support or contradiction.
- A second stored question (H007) also matches this wording. The percentage below is for H019 only — open the other question to compare. Do not average the two numbers.
Closest stored question
H019 · Published hijacker identities are substantially wrong (some named men were not aboard)perpetrators · match 4.9
Related questions
Same wording can map to more than one stored question. Each has its own percentage — do not average them.
Matching claims
- partially_supportedCLM-003
Omar al-Bayoumi was a paid cooptee of Saudi GIP reporting via Ambassador Bandar.
- disputedCLM-035
A small CIA Alec Station group intentionally withheld Mihdhar/Hazmi information from the FBI, and the purpose became to allow the attacks.
- verifiedCLM-007
U.S. agencies had actionable information on Mihdhar's U.S. visa in January 2000 and failed to watchlist him until August 2001.
- disputedCLM-013
Aircraft impact and the ensuing fires initiated the collapses of WTC 1 and WTC 2 without additional energetic devices.
- disputedCLM-030
WTC 7's entire measurable north and west rooflines instantaneously transitioned to free fall, a behaviour NIST's Stage 1 description conceals.
- verifiedCLM-037
A large born-digital public archive of 11 September emails, stories, and images exists and was acquired by the Library of Congress in 2003.
Sources that support this
14FBI 2017: Bayoumi reporting channel through Bandar to GIP
FBI materials released under Executive Order 14040 · 2017-06-14
FBI analysis describes Bayoumi as a community collector reporting via the ambassador.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-003.
BBC 23 September 2001: some named hijackers reported still alive
BBC News, 23 September 2001 — reports that some named hijackers were still alive · 2001-09-23
Reputable outlets reported in September 2001 that some named hijackers were alive.
hypothesis link · human_seed link to H019 (seeded): BBC still-alive reports in week one.
NIST NCSTAR 1: impact plus fire initiated collapse of WTC 1 and WTC 2
NIST NCSTAR 1 — Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers (2005) · 2005-09-01
NIST published a fire-and-impact initiation sequence for WTC 1 and WTC 2 in 2005.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-013.
FBI 2017: Bayoumi paid as GIP cooptee via Ambassador Bandar
FBI materials released under Executive Order 14040 · 2017-06-14
An official FBI analytical document asserts Bayoumi was a paid GIP cooptee through Bandar, 1998–2001.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-003.
CIA had Mihdhar visa information in January 2000; FBI notified August 2001
9/11 Commission Report · 2004-07-22
U.S. intelligence possessed Mihdhar's visa/travel data in January 2000 and did not get it to FBI watchlisting until August 2001.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-007.
DOJ OIG: FBI handling of Hazmi/Mihdhar intelligence
DOJ Office of Inspector General review of FBI handling of 9/11-related intelligence · 2004-11-01
An oversight body found FBI process failures regarding the two hijackers already in the United States.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-007.
NIST: no corroborating evidence for explosives or thermite
NIST WTC investigation FAQs (towers and WTC 7) · 2019-11-20
NIST published a negative finding on explosives and thermite as collapse causes.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-013.
Sources that contradict this
6Commission: hijacker-still-alive reports were mistaken identity
9/11 Commission Report · 2004-07-22
The Commission treats early 'hijackers alive' stories as identification errors.
hypothesis link · human_seed link to H019 (seeded): Commission: mistaken identity.
Commission: AA11 struck WTC1 at 08:46:40
9/11 Commission Report · 2004-07-22
A large aircraft identified as AA11 struck WTC 1 at 08:46:40 on 11 September 2001.
hypothesis link · human_seed link to H019 (seeded): AA11 as a real flight with named hijacker-pilot Atta is multiply sourced.
Commission character assessment of Bayoumi
9/11 Commission Report · 2004-07-22
The 2004 Commission published a negative finding on Bayoumi's knowing extremist involvement.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-003.
Harrit et al. 2009: active thermitic red/gray chips in WTC dust
Harrit, Farrer, Jones, Ryan et al., The Open Chemical Physics Journal 2:7–31 (2009) · 2009-04-03
A 2009 peer-reviewed paper reports energetic red/gray chips in WTC dust that the authors identify as unreacted thermitic material.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-013.
FDNY oral histories: multiple firefighters report explosions
New York Fire Department oral histories (released 2005 after lawsuit) · 2005-08-12
Multiple trained first responders independently described explosion-like events at the WTC site on 11 September 2001.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-013.
NIST NCSTAR 1A: WTC 7 collapse initiated by fire-induced buckling of Column 79
NIST NCSTAR 1A — Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (2008) · 2008-11-20
NIST attributes WTC 7's collapse to fire-induced failure beginning at Column 79, with global collapse at 17:20.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-030.
Sources with no stance yet
39Natalie Schilling — Linguistic analysis of AA11 transmissions purported to be Mohamed Atta (Apr 2026)
Natalie Schilling, Linguistic Analysis of AA11 transmissions purported to be Mohamed Atta (April 2026) and addendum (August 2026) · 2026-04-01
A 2026 linguistic report on AA11 audio attributed to Atta was published under IC911 Reports, authored by Natalie Schilling, Ph.D.
hypothesis link · zeros: contemporaneity · human_seed link to H019 (seeded): Linguistic report title does not state whether the speaker is Atta.
Quality zeros remain visible: contemporaneity.
NIST FAQ: WTC 7 north face had a 2.25-second free-fall stage
NIST WTC investigation FAQs (towers and WTC 7) · 2019-11-20
NIST measured a 2.25-second free-fall stage of WTC 7's north face and described negligible support from the structure below.
claim stance · Inherited from matching claim CLM-030.
Parkwood manager on Bayoumi's lease role (later interview)
BBC reporting on Parkwood apartments and 2024 litigation · 2026-08-29
A property manager later described Bayoumi as handling the rental for the two men.
unclassified · Retrieved as relevant; no inherited polarity. Unclassified mass raises uncertainty rather than inventing support or contradiction.
IC911 Research Agenda, January 2024
IC911 Research Agenda (January 2024) · 2024-01-01
IC911's January 2024 agenda treats WTC destruction, remote guidance, air-defence failure, Saudi civil litigation, and insider trading as open research streams.
unclassified · zeros: contemporaneity · Retrieved as relevant; no inherited polarity. Unclassified mass raises uncertainty rather than inventing support or contradiction.
Quality zeros remain visible: contemporaneity.
2024 reporting: Bayoumi misstated the timing of the Los Angeles trip
ProPublica / New York Times reporting on declassified FBI files (2023–2024) · 2024-08-09
Investigative journalists, citing civil-case evidence, report that Bayoumi's trip timing was false and the meeting appears planned.
unclassified · Retrieved as relevant; no inherited polarity. Unclassified mass raises uncertainty rather than inventing support or contradiction.
Commission leadership: FBI said it wasn't withholding anything
ProPublica / New York Times reporting on declassified FBI files (2023–2024) · 2023-04-27
The Commission chair states the FBI represented that nothing was being withheld.
unclassified · Retrieved as relevant; no inherited polarity. Unclassified mass raises uncertainty rather than inventing support or contradiction.
UA93 ACARS 09:23 and 09:28 mayday — NSAEBB 196 quotation
NTSB flight-path studies and ATC transcripts released via NSArchive (NSAEBB 196) · 2001-09-11
NTSB ACARS/ATC text quoted by NSArchive: UA93 received a 09:23 warning about cockpit intrusion and the NY impacts, then at 09:28 transmitted a mayday / 'hey get out of here' as it was hijacked.
unclassified · Retrieved as relevant; no inherited polarity. Unclassified mass raises uncertainty rather than inventing support or contradiction.
Mineta: Cheney asked if 'the orders still stand' as an aircraft approached
Norman Mineta testimony, 9/11 Commission hearing, 23 May 2003 · 2003-05-23
Norman Mineta testified that Cheney confirmed standing orders while being updated on an inbound aircraft's decreasing range.
unclassified · Retrieved as relevant; no inherited polarity. Unclassified mass raises uncertainty rather than inventing support or contradiction.
Topics
Day-of events, engineering questions, process failures, and foreknowledge leads.