U.S. Marks 9/11 Anniversary

What happened

The facts the coverage agrees on, drawn from reporting across the political spectrum. Where the sides dispute something, it's attributed.

Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks today with wreath-laying, flag-flying, silences, vigils, volunteer projects and name readings. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaida extremists hijacked four passenger jets and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, killing nearly 3,000 people. At Ground Zero, families read the names of the 2,977 victims. President Trump said time had not dimmed the horror of facing “true evil.”

Both sides

How left-leaning and right-leaning outlets told this story, in their own coverage. Outlet names link to the article we drew from.

From the left

Left-leaning coverage focused on remembrance and the long shadow after the attacks. HuffPost emphasized mourning, volunteer projects and the consequences that followed. MS NOW highlighted the wars that came after 9/11, saying more than two million U.S. service members served, more than 7,000 died and more than 53,000 were wounded. Salon pointed to lasting surveillance powers and a broad war authorization still in effect.

From the right

Right-leaning coverage centered on keeping the memory of 9/11 alive for younger Americans. Fox News said the promise to “Never Forget” now depends on education, because more than 100 million Americans were not alive then or have no memory of the attacks.

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