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Urban Legend:
British Suggest Anthrax Attacks Were CIA Backed

Unknown:
Barbara Rosenberg, an American and the director of the Federation of American Scientists’ Chemical and Biological Weapons Program raised the idea on a BBC telecast that the CIA released Anthrax into the general public as part of a field test that went horribly wrong. It is not known at this time if this information is correct or if there is any way to check verify his claims.

Urban Legend:
The damage to the Pentagon on September 11 was caused by something other than a hijacked Boeing 757's being crashed into its side.

FALSE
Here is the website that brought this Urban Legend to light. If you actually for some reason do believe the Pentagon was hit by something other than a plane, click here.

Urban Legend:
A memo from Osama bin Laden to his minions decries the theft of a box of Cheez-Its.

FALSE
This is just another attempt a humor. You can read the full letter and the explanation on why it's fake here.

Urban Legend: 
Bert, the Sesame Street Muppet, appears on posters carried by supporters of Osama bin Laden.

TRUE
Both the Associated Press and Reuters news services have confirmed that, yes, that's the Muppet appearing in the background of a poster of bin Laden being held up by a Bangladeshee at a recent protest against American military action in Afghanistan
Urban Legend:
This is a photo of a young tourist at the top of the World Trade Center...with a jetliner closing-in in the background. The rumor claims that the camera that took the picture was found in the rubble and the film was developed, revealing this shot.

FALSE
1. Of the two towers of the World Trade Center, only one of them had an outside observation deck, tower # 2, also called the south tower.
2. The south tower was struck by a United Airlines plane, not an American airlines plane.
3. If such a thing as a camera with film had survived the collapse of the building and there was a picture of an airliner moments before impact, do you think the only way you would hear about it was through a forwarded email?  Such a picture would be astonishing and showcased by media world-wide.
4. He's wearing a heavy winter coat (remember it's Sept 11)
5. The observation deck wasn't open yet 

UPDATE: GLENN BECK.COM HAS OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE PICTURES, THESE APPEAR TO BE FAKE AS WELL.
 

Urban Legend:
Typing particular letter combinations into Microsoft Word using Wingdings and Webdings fonts produces some eerie results. 

Try this, you will have the same feeling as me...just hard to believe it! In Microsoft word,
1. Type "Q33NY" (this is the flight no. of one of the planes which crashed into World Trade Center!!)
2. Adjust the font size to 72 or 74
3. Change the font to "Wingdings"

FALSE
While it's true that you can type 'Q33NY' to get the results shown above, the number, Q33NY, has nothing to do with the flights that left Boston to go to LA on that day. 
Urban Legend:
While this picture (shown to the right) looks like it could be doctored, there is also a CNN video that shows the same face.

TRUE
This is a real photo taken from footage aired by CNN. You can follow this link to see the video for yourself. The face can be seen between 24-26 Seconds. As with all images of this type, you'll see what you want to see. And while the tail and staff might be a bit much it doesn't take much of an imagination to see the face. 
Urban Legend:
AP Photo of fire shows the face of the devil.

TRUE (Maybe)
The AP issued a statement saying it has a "strict written policy" against manipulating photos.
Urban Legend:
Significance can be found in numbers relating to the September 11 terrorist attack on New York City.

The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11
September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11
After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year.
119 is the area code to Iraq/Iran. 1 + 1 + 9 = 11
Twin Towers - standing side by side, looks like the number 11
The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11
But ....There's More.......
State of New York - The 11th State added to the Union
New York City - 11 Letters
Afghanistan - 11 Letters
The Pentagon - 11 Letters
Ramzi Yousef - 11 Letters (convicted of orchestrating the attack on the WTC in 1993)
Flight 11 - 92 on board - 9 + 2 = 11
Flight 77 - 65 on board - 6 + 5 = 11

Or how about the number 2.

Date of the attack: 11/9 11 - 9 = 2
Date of the attack: September 11 = 1 + 1 = 2
Year of the attack: 2001 = 2 + (0*0*1) = 2 + 0 = 2
September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2 + 5 + 4 = 11 = 1 + 1 = 2
Telephone country code for Afghanistan: 93 9 * 3 = 27 93 - 27 = 56 = 5 + 6 = 11 = 1 + 1 = 2
World Trade Center: 2 towers
World Trade Center attacked by: 2 airplanes
Each airplane: 2 wings
The first plane to hit the towers was Flight 11: 1 + 1 = 2
New York = 2 words
The Pentagon = 2 words
Ramzi Yousef = 2 words

MIXED
The telephone country code of 119 is used for neither Iran nor Iraq -- Iran's country code is 98, Iraq's is 964, and 119 is invalid. Also, American Airlines Flight 77 carried 64 people (58 passengers and 6 crew members), not 65; hijacked United Flight 175 had 65 people on board.
Urban Legend:
"In the City of God there will be a great thunder,
Two brothers torn apart by Chaos,
while the fortress endures,
the great leader will succumb,
The third big war will begin when the big city is burning"
Nostradamus 1654

FALSE
This "prophecy" is bogus. Read a in-depth report on this Urban Legend.
Urban Legend:
Just before dawn on Sept. 11, so the story goes, 4,000 Jews working in the World Trade Center literally got a wake-up call from agents of Mossad, the Israeli spy agency. Or maybe it was the CIA. Or perhaps some shadowy cabal of international bankers and American arms manufacturers.

Versions vary, except on the curious (an unexplained) number: Precisely 4,000 people - all Jews - are said to have received the life-saving tip-off.

FALSE
This story emanated from from Pravda and Al-Manar Television, the pro-Palestinian "Channel of Arabs and Muslims". You can read more information about this story here.
More Urban Legends from Snopes

A collection of links to pages discussing the various rumors to come out of the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States of America.

    The claims indexed on this page are preceded by colored bullets:

        Green bullet identifies true statements.
        Red bullet identifies false statements.
        Yellow bullet identifies statements of undetermined or ambiguous veracity.
        White bullet identifies legends of indeterminate origin.
 
White bullet New York fireman writes letter asking President Clinton to stay away from September 11-related FDNY events.   (18 March)

Red bullet The damage to the Pentagon on September 11 was caused by something other than a hijacked Boeing 757's being crashed into its side.   (11 March)

Green bullet Internet account describes Todd Beamer's final moments on Flight 93.   (6 March)

White bullet Texas doctor pens opinion piece about the treatment of prisoners captured in Afghanistan.   (27 February)

Yellow bullet General John J. Pershing effectively discouraged Muslim terrorists in the Philippines by killing them and burying their bodies with pigs.   (26 February)

White bullet E-mail message examines various automobile manufacturers' contributions to September 11-related relief efforts.   (14 February)

Red bullet An unburned Bible was found amidst the charred wreckage of the Pentagon after the September 11 terrorist attack.   (14 February)

Green bullet Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby wrote an opinion piece condemning American Taliban John Walker Lindh's parents for their over-permissiveness.   (7 February)

Green bullet President George W. Bush has been nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.   (5 February)

Red bullet Bronze memorial to New York City firefighters will be rendered in a historically inaccurate way.   (18 January 2002)

Red bullet Osama bin Laden has been spotted in Utah.   (8 January 2002)

Red bullet Bodies still strapped into their airplane seats were discovered in an apartment near the World Trade Center.   (30 December)

Green bullet World Trade Center attack survivor Adam Mayblum gave a first-person account of his harrowing escape from one of the doomed towers.   (28 December)

Green bullet During a hospital visit, President George W. Bush saluted an Army officer who had been badly injured during the September 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.*   (27 December)

Green bullet Time magazine is considering designating Osama bin Laden as their "Man of the Year" for 2001.   (24 December)

Green bullet The President has called upon the nations of the world to mark Dec. 11 with expressions of remembrance of the September 11 terrorist attacks.   (10 December)

Red bullet An expletive-filled letter from "Saucy Jack" detailing conditions in Afghanistan was penned by a Marine serving there.   (8 December)

Red bullet Astronaut John Glenn authored a piece expressing outrage at how the U.S. military has been hampered and ignored in recent years.   (5 December)

Red bullet In a memo to his cavemates, Osama bin Laden decries the theft of a box of Cheez-Its.   (4 December)

White bullet A firm posts a sign that says "We would rather do business with 1,000 terrorists than with one Jew."   (26 November)

Green bullet A Congressional resolution has established a National Day of Reconciliation.   (26 November)

Red bullet Monies given to the September 11th Fund are being used to defend suspected terrorists.   (25 November)

Red bullet Osama bin Laden owns Citibank.   (24 November)

Yellow bullet Osama bin Laden is dying of kidney disease.   (20 November)

Red bullet A photograph captured an unlucky tourist posing on the observation deck of a World Trade Center tower seconds before a hijacked airliner smashed into the building.   (19 November)

Yellow bullet Sylvester Stallone will once again portray John Rambo in Rambo IV, an upcoming film which will feature the hero tackling terrorists in Afghanistan and capturing Osama bin Laden.   (18 November)

Green bullet Singer Charlie Daniels pulled out of a scheduled appearance because that benefit's organizers barred him from performing a certain song.   (18 November)

Green bullet A woman who had survived the destruction of the World Trade Center died on American Airlines Flight 587 just two months later.   (15 November)

Yellow bullet Signing an e-mail petition will help establish a National Firefighters Day.   (13 November)

Green bullet On the day that American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in New York, both of New Jersey's winning three-number lottery combinations included the numbers 5, 8, and 7.   (13 November)

Yellow bullet A NYC firefighter's dare brought about the crash of American Airlines Flight 587.   (13 November)

Red bullet Oliver North stated during the 1987 Iran-Contra hearings that Osama bin Laden was "the most evil person alive" and that "an assassin team [should] be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."   (13 November)

Yellow bullet The son of a woman rescued from the World Trade Center decided to join the Taliban.   (12 November)

Green bullet Associated Press briefly carried a photo showing a sailor on the USS Enterprise signing a bomb with the words "HIGH JACK THIS FAGS."   (12 November)

Red bullet Dunkin' Donuts employees of Arab extraction celebrated as news of the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon was aired. Or Terry Bradshaw kicked the asses of Arabs he caught celebrating on that day.   (10 November)

Red bullet Green Party activist Nancy Oden was denied permission to fly because she represents a political party that opposes the bombing of Afghanistan.   (7 November)

Red bullet A convicted terrorist released by Israel at the insistence of the United States participated in the September 11 terrorist attacks on America.   (7 November)

Green bullet Not all of the money donated to various charities to benefit victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks is being distributed to those victims.   (7 November)

Red bullet A photograph captured an unlucky tourist posing on the observation deck of a World Trade Center tower seconds before a hijacked airliner smashed into the building.   (6 November)

Green bullet California governor Gray Davis announced that a credible threat existed about planned terrorist activity against major bridges in California.   (6 November)

Green bullet "The Real Deal," words of wisdom about gas, germs, and nukes, was written by Army veteran Red Thomas.   (6 November)

Red bullet An "Open letter to terrorists from an American grandfather" was written by Dr. Charles F. Stanley, the Atlanta pastor who appears on the "In Touch" radio and television broadcasts.   (6 November)

Red bullet A dog named Daisy rescued countless souls from the damaged World Trade Center towers.   (6 November)

Red bullet "God Bless the USA" singer-composer Lee Greenwood dodged the draft in the 1960s by fleeing to Canada.*   (5 November)

Red bullet During wartime, the seal of the President of the United States is modified so that the eagle's head faces the opposite direction.*   (5 November)

Red bullet Six men of Middle Eastern appearance were stopped by police in the Midwest but released, even though they possessed Israeli passports and photographs and descriptions of a nuclear power plant in Florida and the Trans-Alaska pipeline.   (5 November)

Red bullet Oliver North stated during the 1987 Iran-Contra hearings that Osama bin Laden was "the most evil person alive" and that "an assassin team [should] be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."   (3 November)

Red bullet Seven women have died from sniffing perfume samples sent to them in the mail.   (3 November)

Red bullet Muhammad Ali offered a pithy quote about religion while visiting the World Trade Center site.   (31 October)

Red bullet Garlic and oil of oregano are proven to be effective treatments for anthrax.   (31 October)

Yellow bullet General John J. Pershing effectively discouraged Muslim terrorists in the Philippines by killing them and burying their bodies with pigs.   (30 October)

Red bullet University peaceniks are chased from a restaurant by patrons singing God Bless America.   (26 October)

White bullet E-mail message examines various automobile manufacturers' contributions to September 11-related relief efforts.   (26 October)

Red bullet The Clinton administration failed to track down the perpetrators of several terrorist attacks against Americans.   (26 October)

Red bullet A tugboat on the Mississippi and a Coast Guard post in Natchez were sprayed with a harmful substance by a mysterious crop duster in mid-October.   (26 October)

Yellow bullet Los Angeles has been targeted for further terrorist activity on October 26.   (25 October)

Green bullet American propaganda broadcasts are telling the Taliban that they are 'condemned' and instructing them in how to surrender.   (24 October)

White bullet Some people take umbrage at restrictions on expressions of patriotic sentiment.   (23 October)

Yellow bullet The fire chief of Berkeley, California, ordered the removal of American flags from city fire trucks.   (23 October)

Green bullet The FBI investigated the purchases of large amounts of candy from Costco stores in New Jersey but found nothing to be concerned about.   (23 October)

Red bullet Women: Take off your clothes and scare terrorists!   (23 October)

Yellow bullet Signing an e-mail petition will help establish a National Firefighters Day.   (22 October)

Red bullet Coded images in oil paintings reveal plans for an upcoming "massive germ attack on the U.S."   (22 October)

Red bullet Based on information from a meeting with President Bush, Bishop T. D. Jakes of Dallas told his congregation to stock up on supplies in anticipation of a "chemical war."   (22 October)

Yellow bullet A mother cat and kittens were found living in the basement of a restaurant beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center.   (22 October)

Red bullet Girl receives letter from her disappeared Afghan boyfriend saying terrorists are going to strike at U.S. malls on Halloween.   (21 October)

Green bullet Senator John McCain delivered a speech about a Vietnam POW who was beaten for sewing an American flag into his shirt.   (20 October)

Red bullet Osama bin Laden owns Snapple.   (18 October)

Red bullet Ironing your mail will kill any lurking anthrax spores.   (18 October)

Red bullet His Holiness the Dalai Lama composed a letter in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks in which he urged the people of the world to become "spiritual activists."   (18 October)

Green bullet A Romanian newspaper ran a stirring pro-American editorial.   (18 October)

Red bullet Delivery person who saw Arabs at a convenience store celebrating the terrorist attacks pulled all Budweiser product from that store.   (18 October)

Yellow bullet Schools and other municipal agencies have been ordered to remove banners displaying the phrase 'God Bless America.'   (17 October)

Yellow bullet A writer named Rob Suggs penned the poem "The Binch" in order to help explain the World Trade Center attacks to the children at an Atlanta hospital for whom he performs story-telling therapy.   (15 October)

Red bullet President George W. Bush has sponsored the creation of a Presidential Prayer Team.   (15 October)

Red bullet Kindness performed for a stranger nets warning about upcoming terrorist attack.   (12 October)

Green bullet Fear of exposure to Anthrax delivered by mail is running high.   (12 October)

Green bullet Bert, the Sesame Street muppet, appears on posters carried by supporters of Osama bin Laden.   (12 October)

Yellow bullet President George W. Bush has been nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.   (12 October)

Yellow bullet A schoolboy predicted the start of World War III one day before the terrorist attacks on America.   (12 October)

Green bullet Actor James Woods observed and reported four hijackers making a trial run on an airline flight before the September 11 terrorist attacks on America.   (11 October)

Red bullet Thirty Ryder, Verizon, and U-Haul trucks have been stolen recently, presumably by terrorists who will use them in the ongoing attack on America.   (11 October)

Green bullet Construction workers at the World Trade Center found two metal beams in the shape of a cross a few days after the September 11 terrorist attacks.   (9 October)

Green bullet The Reuters news agency has proscribed the use of the word 'terrorists' to describe those who pulled off the September 11 terrorist attacks on America.   (9 October)

Red bullet Being an only child (or an only son) automatically exempts you from military service.*   (8 October)

Green bullet ABC News has asked their reporters not to wear American flag lapel pins or red, white, and blue ribbons.   (8 October)

Yellow bullet Actor Jackie Chan was scheduled to begin filming a movie at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11 but changed his plans because the screenwriter failed to deliver the script for the planned scene on time.   (7 October)

White bullet Horrific events put paid to a cheating husband's alibi.   (5 October)

Red bullet The slighting comment of an American girl about the size of his penis gave rise to Osama bin Laden's hatred of the USA.   (5 October)

Red bullet Four thousand Israelis employed by companies housed in the World Trade Center stayed home from work on September 11, warned in advance of the impending attack on the World Trade Center.*   (5 October)

Green bullet The winner of the FOX reality TV show "Murder in Small Town X," a New York city firefighter, was killed during rescue efforts at the World Trade Center.   (4 October)

Green bullet A Canadian policeman was suspended after travelling to New York to help search for survivors of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.   (4 October)

Green bullet The town of Gander in Newfoundland played host to thousands of airline passengers stranded there when American airspace was closed after the September 11 terrorist attacks.   (4 October)

White bullet Driving with your headlights on during daylight hours on October 11 will demonstrate national solidarity and respect for the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.   (4 October)

Yellow bullet On NBC's Today program, Billy Graham's daughter said to Bryant Gumbel that "We need to make up our mind -- do we want God or do we not want Him . . . We cannot just ask Him in when disaster strikes."   (3 October)

Yellow bullet MSNBC's web site displayed unfortunate ad placement after the September 11 terrorist attacks.   (3 October)

Green bullet In the days just prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks, the stocks of United and American Airlines were shorted by parties unknown.   (3 October)

Green bullet Several people falsely claimed to have lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks.   (2 October)

Red bullet Man trapped high in the collapsing World Trade Tower rode the falling debris to safety.   (2 October)

White bullet The September 11 terrorist attacks on America were a failure from a statistical standpoint.   (2 October)

Red bullet Several domain names related to the September 11 terrorist attack on America were registered before the attack.   (1 October)

Red bullet Light a candle tonight for a satellite photo.   (1 October)

Green bullet The German destroyer FGS Lutjens saluted the American destroyer USS Winston Churchill with a "manning the rails" ceremony and the display of a banner reading "We Stand By You."   (30 September)

Green bullet A United Airlines pilot delivered a pre-flight speech in which he instructed passengers how to overpower any hijackers that might be aboard.   (30 September)

Green bullet A "Voter Virus" is being disseminated via e-mail.   (30 September)

Red bullet In 1941, newsman Edward R. Murrow penned a piece about the need for restraint in the American response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.   (29 September)

Green bullet Starbucks charged ambulance workers $130 for three cases of water intended for the injured during the search and rescue at the World Trade Center.   (29 September)

Red bullet An unburned Bible was found amidst the charred wreckage of the Pentagon after the September 11 terrorist attack.   (27 September)

Red bullet Sending a petition to the United Nations Information Centre will help prevent World War III.   (25 September)

Green bullet Dr. Tony Kern, a former USAF Lieutenant Colonel, authored a letter about what America can expect in a war against terrorists.   (25 September)

Red bullet On-line bookseller Amazon.com is partnered with the web site Intifada.com.   (25 September)

White bullet Typing particular letter combinations into Microsoft Word using Wingdings and Webdings fonts produces some eerie results.   (23 September)

Red bullet CNN used old footage to fake images of 'Palestinians dancing in the street' after the terrorist attack on the USA.   (23 September)

White bullet Picture shows graphic message sent by terrorists via cell phone to communicate success of attack on New York City.   (23 September)

Yellow bullet A further wave of terrorist attacks was due on September 22.   (22 September)

White bullet Images of the World Trade Center fire reveal the face of Satan!   (21 September)

Green bullet The planned cover for a hip-hop album due to be released in November depicted an exploding World Trade Center.   (20 September)

Green bullet A writer named Tamim Ansary penned an essay from the perspective of an Afghan-American.   (20 September)

Green bullet President Bush declared, "I'm not gonna fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt."   (20 September)

Green bullet A U.S. company banned its employees from displaying American flags.   (20 September)

Red bullet Osama bin Laden owns extensive gum arabic holdings.   (19 September)

Green bullet A bound pair of hands was found atop one of the buildings near the former World Trade Center towers.   (19 September)

White bullet An impressive array of elevens can be shaken out of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.   (18 September)

Red bullet Clear Channel Communications has issued a list of songs officially banned from airplay to their American radio stations.   (18 September)

Red bullet A Nostradamus prophecy about the fall of 'two brothers' (meaning the World Trade Towers) predicts the imminent start of World War III.   (17 September)

Green bullet Television evangelists Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson said that liberal civil liberties groups, feminists, homosexuals, pagans, and abortion rights supporters bear partial responsibility for the terrorist attacks on the USA because their actions have turned God's anger against America.   (17 September)

Red bullet You can aid the search for Osama Bin Laden by donating money to a band of hackers.   (16 September)

Red bullet Blue envelopes from the Klingerman Foundation containing sponges saturated with a deadly virus are being anonymously mailed to random Americans.*