Questions that began to emerge on the morning of September 11, 2001, swelled into the 9/11 Truth movement in the early 2000s. Twenty years later, that movement is turning the tide of public discourse, with more and more prominent voices joining those who have, for decades, been calling out the inconsistencies in the official narrative known as 9/11. Fighting against waves of anti-conspiracism from journalists, academics, and government officials — who have eagerly labeled it dead or dying or a “degenerating research program” — the 9/11 Truth movement is alive and driving toward a new investigation of 9/11. In this lecture, sociologist Richard G. Ellefritz explores the movement’s current momentum and trajectory, unpacks the propaganda tactics of anti-conspiracists, and invites an open discussion of the facts free of stigma.
Richard G. Ellefritz is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of The Bahamas.
As we look forward to our upcoming annual strategy/potluck gathering; I think it behooves us to dialogue with others at this pivotal time.