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2024-06-18 06:48:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 20AB0CEFEB0E4EC6CE8D0C0A0D7E32D180F699F5FBA513D6B8986A14D39FC4AA
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This claim is false. Researchers studied the dust and debris with specialized microscopes, and concluded that these particles were not thermite, but carbon-steel coated with an epoxy resin that contains primarily iron oxide and kaolin clay pigments. https://scholarship.libraries.rutgers.edu/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Characterization-of-the-DustSmoke-Aerosol-that/991031550145904646 https://www.machinedesign.com/home/article/21830429/another-blow-for-wtc-conspiracy-theorists
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