Crime & Justice
CROSS-SPECTRUMBROAD COVERAGE
Revealed: Al Qaeda’s abandoned nuclear plot uncovered in new book
A recent book details Al Qaeda’s post-9/11 plan to acquire fissile material for a massive attack on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.
How this was covered
- Left-leaning outlets covered this 177h later
- Coverage peaked at 6 outlets in a single hour
Why it matters
How 9/11 is remembered and framed influences public attitudes toward national security, cultural cohesion and political discourse.
How this story developed
- Aug 28 Forgotten Lessons of 9/11 Fuel Growing Islamist Influence in U.S. Politics
- Sep 6 A new analysis highlights the generational shift in how Americans born after 2001 perceive and commemorate 9/11.
- Sep 7 Donald Trump claimed he went to the World Trade Center site with construction crews the day after 9/11, a statement disputed by first-responders.
- Sep 8 Video shows Donald Trump angrily addressing the pilots of Marine One as the helicopter touched down at the White House after a weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey.
- Sep 8 Trump added the Medal of Freedom award for Welles Crowther and the cutter‑naming announcement to the memorial event.
- Sep 10 Slide deployments caused delays to Trump’s travel to the Republican Midterm Convention.
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