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Truth or Consequences: Did Tania Head Lie About 9/11?


Society & Culture  (tags: Tania Head, 9/11. 9/11 survivor, truth, lie, New York City, World Trace Center )

RC
- 812 days ago - nytimes.com
Good investigatiove reporting in this NY Times report on a woman who was hailed as a heroic 9/11 survivor. Did she make it all up?
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RC deWinter (418)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 1:47 pm
Read this well-researched expose of Tania Head - hailed as a survivor who helped others feel better about their loved ones. Was this a fantasy? If so, WHY did she do it?
 

Mary H. (39)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 3:23 pm
Some will do anything...no rational reason
 

Margaret Trainor (61)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 3:25 pm
no kidding ...
And yet it sounds like she has done much to raise awareness.
 

Blacktiger P. (229)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 3:36 pm
Noted, and in every tragic situation you will find one person who brings all eyes to themselves. It's a matter of ego!
 

Ron Goodman (422)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 4:51 pm
She could have done it to be in the Lime-Light and her little claim to fame, but until more proof comes out, she's innocent until proven guilty....right? If she wasn't a victim of 9/11, she wont be the first that jumped on the empathy bandwagon for fame. Noted
 

Stephen Hannon (214)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 5:00 pm
Merrill Lynch is a personal friend of mine, even though I do not invest in his company. I have known Merrill for years, and we used to go on motorcycle rides through the country side of Massachusetts when he took time off from his firm. Merrill is a great guy, but I haven't seen him since I hung up my helmut. Maybe one morning I'll take a ride to the Route 18 Dunkin Doughnuts shop, and maybe I'll run into him there. Or I could call. It would be very easy for me to veryify Ms. Head's obvious lies about her survival on 9/11.
 

Stephen Hannon (214)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 5:01 pm
Tania needs to join Jarrod for lunch at Subway. She needs to eat fresh!!
 

Cynthia H. (158)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 5:50 pm
If Ms. Head's story is true, she should be willing and able to provide the information being requested. If it is untrue, then I cannot agree with her that she has done nothing wrong...But she does deserve the opportunity to justify and verify her story.

As for Mr. Merrill Lynch - a fabrication. Were you just attempting to see if anyone caught this...or ???

"In January 1914 Merrill decided to start his own investment banking firm and founded CHARLES E. MERRILL and Co. in office space sublet from Eastman, Dillon. Six months later, when Merrill took on A PARTNER NAMED EDMUND LYNCH, the firm became Merrill Lynch and Company."

Maybe we should ALL join Jarrod at Subway (if you know him too, maybe he could get us a group discount!!!)...but only if they serve organic, non-GE foods! If they do, then we'd all be healthier.
 

O O O O (107)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 6:04 pm
Makes one wonder if this is a deep cover operative who is haveing their cover blowen. Good places to be in for such a one,if you wnat to know what the other sides doing or thinking or who/how,where they all are.
either way,also not a "level"person. No matter how this turns out.
 

Tsandi Crew (92)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 7:24 pm
There are some guys who pose as war vets, too, who aren't....what is this phenomenon, and why is Gulliani so happy in this picture?
 

Joycey B. (699)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 8:10 pm
Noted. Thanks Cate.
 

Lisa Swift (79)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 9:13 pm
Noted! Thanks Cate!

There are even guys who have claimed to be Medal of Honor recipients who weren't. And what about all those who claimed to be Billy the Kid or Butch Cassidy? (They supposedly escaped their reported deaths.)
 

Suzybell H. (221)
Thursday September 27, 2007, 9:18 pm
I feel for the poor the woman,their is obviously something wrong with her. I think she needs a shrink! if for
nothing else PTSD!
 

Denice G. (45)
Friday September 28, 2007, 2:03 am
Noted. What she did was very strange, she needs some help
 

Margaret Trainor (61)
Friday September 28, 2007, 5:44 am
If this woman is actually lying ...and it hasnt been proven that she has . But if she has, it is a indication of something deeper. We live in such a transient world today. We are closed up in our homes watching tv or spending time on our computers. Some people feel invisible . So it sometimes is tempting to make up a story in order for someone ,anyone to pay some attention to "me" Perhaps that is what has occured here with this woman. Again if she in fact fabricated the story.
 

Carolyn T. (235)
Sunday September 30, 2007, 10:27 am
Noted, Cate. My head is spinning, yet again. I am not certain it is REALLY the last day of September, even though the calendar says so. Could be a mis-print, could be a hoax, could be a lie, could be a way to get more people to attend church. I try diligently to approach all news with informed skepticism, including this. I do not know enough to do that here, so I am going to suspend judgment for now.
 

Merry Loscalzo-Stumpf (75)
Sunday October 21, 2007, 12:42 pm
Cate-she probably NEEDED her 15mins. of fame!
 

Tiddly Wink (0)
Monday September 29, 2008, 2:19 am
Arn't we all victims in part of what happened on 9/11, I am sorry her lies affected the hearts of those that were close to her, but seriously folks she didn't exactly cause damage it sounds to me as though she was able to make a difference in many lives. Now really, what does it truly matter now? We all must strive to make more of an effort to help and no matter the lie this woman made most of us that did absolutely nothing to help look like fools. I myself will be more involved from this point on, I would prefer to make a little difference in someone life when effected by a tragedy than do as I have done in the past which was simply nothing. At least I can admit it folks!
 
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