[angkor]

....rumors of explosions all over town ... Reported as fact on radio and television, the rumors were untrue...

Relee, I'm not sure if you're trying to make the case for "explosions all over town" or the fact that they were rumors (as stated in the snips you've posted).

But I was there. No "bombs and smoke all around the federal city." No car bomb at State, as reported by CNN and subsequently refuted.

And if true, why was I able to drive all around downtown DC that evening, and why didn't I see any damage anywhere, and why were there no fire trucks, and why was there no bomb damage at State, and why do my 11:10AM photos of DC (from a highrise building) show no smoke anywhere but from the Pentagon, and ....?????

100 percent unadulterated rumors.

[bonesmccoy]

thanks for debunking the rumors... I gave up trying a few days ago.

It's interesting how the psychology works... this is testimony to the power of disinformation.

[relee]

The contemporaneous published reports mention the rumors of the day and point out that the rumors were quickly determined to be false.

These rumors were reported on TV and radio so we remember them as true. The corrections were lost as the events of that tragic day unfolded.