More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11

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More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11. (2026, September 5). Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/9-11-first-responders-survivors-illness-death-world-trade-center-health-program/

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A former police officer who worked at ground zero after 9/11 has chronic lung disease related to her exposure, as do tens of thousands of other responders and survivors. According to Dr. Lynn Hallarman, a journalist and former doctor who treated responders, funding for the World Trade Center Health Program has not kept pace with the growing number of people getting sick. Farina lives among hundreds of others on Long Island who are also suffering from health problems related to their work at ground zero 25 years ago. The article reports on these individuals' reliance on a program meant to provide care for them, but which has been unstable for decades.
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On the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, New York City's first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, faces controversy over his decision to attend memorial events despite calls from some victims' families and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for him to stay away. Mamdani, who lost an older brother in the attacks, insists on honoring those affected by reading out names at Ground Zero. Meanwhile, nearly 110,000 signatures have been collected through a petition urging Mamdani not to attend, citing concerns over his past associations and appointments that some see as conflicting with the solemnity of the event. Despite this opposition, Mamdani is moving forward with plans to release more than 170,000 pages of documents related to air quality around Ground Zero in the months following 9/11, aiming to provide transparency on what the city knew about toxic conditions and how they handled it.

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“Both articles describe the long-term health effects and deaths of people who were exposed to toxic air at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001.”
Remembering 9/11: Where tragedy left its marks different event · 90%
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 2 of 72 📰 publisher trust 66
“Article A describes a personal account from one of the responders who spent months working at Ground Zero after 9/11, while Article B is a general commemorative piece about 9/11 and its aftermath”
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Topics

9/11 Brooklyn Long Island Reveal the World Trade Center Health Program

Subjects

Farina PERSON · 2× Brooklyn ORG · 1× Long Island GPE · 1× Lynn Hallarman PERSON · 1× Mia Farina PERSON · 1× Reveal ORG · 1× the World Trade Center Health Program ORG · 1×

Narrative

This week on Reveal, reporter Lynn Hallarman, a Long Island doctor turned journalist who once treated 9/11 responders, explores the community of responders around her, their reliance on a program that’s been unstable for decades, and the science behind why people are still getting sick.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05
🔮 “At one point, you couldn’t run because the stuff that was collapsing was so deep,” she said.
2026-09-05 · Mother Jones
More People Have Died From 9/11 Than on 9/11 · assertive framing

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When Mia Farina got seriously ill in 2014, she thought she had a bad case of pneumonia. asserted
she → get → pneumonia
But it turned out to be far worse: It was the start of chronic lung disease related to the months she spent working in and around ground zero after 9/11. asserted
she → turn → 9/11
Back then, Farina was a rookie cop, present when the second Twin Tower came down. asserted
Tower → come → ?
She and her Brooklyn squad ran to escape the burning debris. asserted
She → run → debris
“At one point, you couldn’t run because the stuff that was collapsing was so deep,” she said. asserted
she → run → point
“So it would go up to my thigh, and you would feel people’s hands and feet because…they’re all under the rubble.” asserted
you → go → rubble
Farina lives on Long Island, surrounded by other responders who also are sick and dying from their work at ground zero 25 years ago. asserted
who → live → ground
She and tens of thousands of other 9/11 responders and survivors were promised care through the World Trade Center Health Program, a federally funded lifeline meant to treat the long-term medical consequences of that day. asserted
She → promise → day
But funding has never kept up with the number of people who continue to get sick. asserted
who → keep → people
This week on Reveal, reporter Lynn Hallarman, a Long Island doctor turned journalist who once treated 9/11 responders, explores the community of responders around her, their reliance on a program that’s been unstable for decades, and the science behind why people are still getting sick. asserted
people → turn → decades
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