September 9th, 2001 a group of Islamic terrorists attacked important buildings in America. The attacks orchestrated by Al Qaeda targeted the twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Virginia and what was believed to be the White House. 

There is a group of people that deny the information given by the government, claiming the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated by the U.S. government who blamed it on Al Qaeda. 

The evidence they have is underwhelming to say the least. There was an increase in the put-to-call ratio for the two airlines that were hijacked in the days leading up to the attacks. In simple terms a put is a way to say that you believe sales will go down for this specific company and the opposite is true for calls. By putting these puts, the U.S government saved money after 9/11. 

The U.S Government responded to these allegations in “The 9/11 Commision.” The document assures the public stating “the volume of put options— investments that pay off only when a stock drops in price—surged in the parent companies of United Airlines on September 6 and American Airlines on September 10—highly suspicious trading on its face.Yet, further investigation has revealed that the trading had no connection with 9/11.”

The document goes on to explain that one U.S. based investor bought 95% of United Airlines puts as a part of a trading plan. 

Twenty Lower Dauphin students were polled on their belief in the government statements from 9/11.

100% said they believed the attacks were terrorist attacks from Al Qaeda. When asked what they think about denying the acts of 9/11, Solus En says “they should go talk to someone who actually 

went through it.” Other students like Haylee Coble agree saying “why would the government make something like this up and kill thousands of Americans.”

The 9/11 attacks were horrible acts that caused 2,996 people to lose their lives. It is important to honor them, no matter what you believe caused their death.