Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Share your memories 25 years on

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MacDougall, L. (2026, September 11). Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Share your memories 25 years on. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/where-were-you-september-11-attacks-25th-anniversary-b3046001.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-09-11 · by Lauren MacDougall

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The article reports on the upcoming 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which killed almost 3,000 people in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. The author is seeking personal accounts from readers about where they were when they first heard the news of the attacks, as well as how it affected them personally. There are no specific numbers or statistics mentioned beyond the death toll. The article takes a reflective and nostalgic angle, inviting readers to share their memories of that day.
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Story summary

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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CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 2 of 72 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, specifically mentioning the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers and other events that occurred that day.”
CBS News
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 20 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in detail”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 1 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles refer to the exact same terrorist attack that occurred on September 11, 2001.”
Zeteo
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 7
“Both articles describe the exact same terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, including the same locations and number of fatalities.”
The Straits Times
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 3 of 27 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the exact same terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, resulting in the deaths of almost 3,000 people and changing modern history.”
The Independent
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 8% hedged 4 of 48 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the exact same occurrence: the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and other locations”
CBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the exact same terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, including the locations and number of casualties.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 4% hedged 2 of 53 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the exact same incident: the September 11 attacks in 2001”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 5 of 164 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the same terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, including the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers and the impact on the Pentagon.”
The Dispatch
⚖️ Centre 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, with identical numbers of casualties and locations affected.”
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Claims extracted
9
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 9 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Outlets on this story
170
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
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The Independent · 3097 article(s) · 6 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 6 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Lauren MacDougall
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The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

New York Pennsylvania Washington DC

Subjects

New York GPE · 1× Pennsylvania GPE · 1× Washington DC GPE · 1×

Narrative

Almost 3,000 people were killed when the World Trade Center’s twin towers collapsed in New York, the Pentagon was struck in Washington DC, and a fourth plane came down in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-11
2026-09-11 · The Independent
Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Share your memories 25 years on · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Twenty-five years ago this Friday, four hijacked planes changed the course of modern history. asserted
planes → hijack → history
Almost 3,000 people were killed when the World Trade Center’s twin towers collapsed in New York, the Pentagon was struck in Washington DC, and a fourth plane came down in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against the hijackers. asserted
passengers → kill → hijackers
For anyone old enough to remember it, 11 September 2001 is one of those rare days that stops time – the kind people can recall in minute detail, down to what they were wearing or the programme that was interrupted on television. asserted
that → remember → television
A quarter of a century on, the attacks still shape global politics, security and travel in ways many of us barely notice. asserted
many → shape → us
But for those who lived through that day, the memory of where they were when they first heard the news has never really faded. asserted
they → live → news
So we want to hear from you. asserted
we → want → you
Do you remember who told you, or how the day unfolded from there? asserted
day → remember → you
And looking back 25 years later, how do you think that day changed things – for the world, or for you personally? asserted
day → look → you
Share your memories in the comments below, and we'll feature a selection of them in a piece marking the anniversary this Friday. asserted
we → share → anniversary
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