Interesting Story of a Hoax

Investigation Discovery had a documentary this week about a woman who claimed she was a 9/11 survivor and was involved in survivor groups in NYC, but it was found out she made the whole thing up.

There is a book that ties in with the documentary.

If you have New York Times archive access, the story exposing her fraud is here:

As a matter of history, Ms. Head’s account made her one of only 19 survivors who had been at or above the point of impact when the planes hit. As a matter of emotion, her story deeply moved audiences like college students to whom she spoke and visitors at ground zero, where she has long led tours for the Tribute W.T.C. Visitor Center for visitors including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Gov. George E. Pataki.

“What I witnessed there I will never forget,” she told a gathering at Baruch College at a memorial event in 2006. “It was a lot of death and destruction, but I also saw hope.”

Much of Ms. Head’s account was posted on the Web site of the World Trade Center Survivors’ Network, a nonprofit organization for which she served as president and as point person for corporate donations.

But no part of her story, it turns out, has been verified.

To say the least.

An interview with the filmmaker is at this link.