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2024-06-18 11:18:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71F04F93A0BEFCB88038F1418D488663F00149CBF73A81B2FE4764883DD9175C
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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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