9/11 and the Spread of Misinformation

J.M. Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by the Associated Press for the story “Time, misinfo complicate teaching 9/11 to kids born after it.”

Grygiel discusses teachers having discussions about 9/11 in the classroom and the spread of misinformation. Grygiel says, “Conspiracy theories take root when there are unknowns, and there were so many unknowns about that day. In the absence of information, people go online. And what do they find? It depends.”