Associated Press
9/11 and the Spread of Misinformation
Friday, September 24, 2021,
By Sophie Gomprecht
, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by the Associated Press for the story “
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.â€