It is an unfortunate fact that even today, many years later, the events of 9-11 continue

to provide fodder for the conspiracy theorists.

History records that Flight 93 crashed when the passengers rebelled against the hijackers,

but some conspiracy theorists insist that the plane was shot down by our own fighter planes.

Today, we're going to see if there's any truth to this distasteful claim.

Flight 93 is today on Skeptoid.

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Skepticism and Flight 93. Today, we're going to talk about something that's perhaps still

a little too near and dear to the hearts of some. Flight 93, the fourth aircraft on September 11th,

the crashed in Pennsylvania on its way to a target, taking the lives of all 44 people on board,

including the four hijackers. I think it's appropriate that the subject be discussed only

after acknowledging that it was first and foremost a human tragedy in which a lot of valuable family

people were lost, and that we hold their memory in great respect. There are two basic theories

about Flight 93. The first, which is the government's official version, is that the plane crashed.

The competing theory, favored by conspiracy theorists because it's the one denied by the government,

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