Fact-check: “Mamdani, regarding 9/11: "People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied."”
Verdict: Partly True (72% confidence)
The documented record clearly supports that people got sick from 9/11 exposures — over 145,000 individuals are enrolled in the WTC Health Program, and peer-reviewed research confirms causal links between dust/smoke exposure and respiratory and other diseases. The EPA's own Inspector General found in 2003 that the September 18, 2001 'air is safe' announcement lacked sufficient data and that the White House Council on Environmental Quality pressured EPA to add reassuring statements and delete cau…
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