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Congress will vote on a bill that would criminalize questioning the events surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

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AP News says this claim is false. 

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-new-york-post-bill-911-088293173576

"AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. No such article was published, a New York Post spokesperson told The Associated Press. An image made to look like a screenshot of a New York Post article was fabricated and shared on social media."

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https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/new-york-post-headline-about-criminalizing-911-questioning-is-fake-2024-05-03/

According to Reuters, this claim is false. There is no provable evidence that Congress has passed or intends to pass legislation that would penalize people for questioning the events of September 11th, 2001.
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