On Twitter, Vice President Mike Pence accused Iran of being the cause of the 9/11 attacks. This is a lie.

Judd Legum on Twitter

“1. There were 19 hijackers, not 12 2. There is no evidence tying Soleimani to 9/11 3. Soleimani is a Shiite & the hijackers were Sunnis 4. After 9/11, Soleimani cooperated w/US, providing intelligence against the Taliban 5. Soleimani was a bad guy; Pence's tweet is garbage https://t.co/9qq7prPcjE”

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Karen Piper on Twitter

“Pence got the number, the country, and the person wrong... but whatever. https://t.co/xtR8B2M4uH”

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The Tennessee Holler on Twitter

“The Iraq War happened because Bush/Cheney lied and tied Saddam to 9/11. This Pence lie about Suleimani shows how near we’ve come... https://t.co/9Z7AIObwy7”

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Josh Marshall on Twitter

“That Pence canard abt Iran and 9/11 has a backstory. This was one of several conspiracy theories/disinformation efforts advanced by war hawks and others over the course of 2002. The references in the 9/11 report have that context. This was a careful effort to point to ...”

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Josh Marshall on Twitter

“2/ evidence in question but debunk the stories which were meant to tie the 9/11 attacks to Iran just as the same players (at the same time) were trying to connect the Iraqi government to the 9/11 attacks. It was a season of lies, with some now being resurrected.”

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Kurt Eichenwald on Twitter

“Here we go again. Pence says Iraq - no, Iran - wait (which one we want to fight now so we can get our lies straight?) was partly responsible for 9/11. They name all but Saudi Arabia, where most of the terrorists came from. Next up: France orchestrated 9/11. USA invades Paris.”

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