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2024-06-18 12:04:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6BCE19902249570E96680DB974C59F36BCBDE5060A947F270523E2A215A2A01D
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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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