FACT CHECK: Is Israel The Only Country Outside The U.S. That Has A 9/11 Memorial?
September 16th, 2024
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: A memorial for NYPD victims of the 9/11 terror attack are seen during athe annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2024 in New York City. U.S. President Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) joined family and friends at Ground Zero honoring the lives of their loved ones on the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center. Biden and Harris will also attend ceremonies at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., making visits to all three sites of the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
A post shared on X claimed Israel is the only country outside of the U.S. to have a 9/11 memorial.
Verdict: Missing Context
This post lacks context. Israel is the only non-U.S. country to have a 9/11 memorial that lists all of the names of the victims, not the only one to have a 9/11 memorial at all.
Fact Check:
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris shook hands while attending a ceremony commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Wednesday, President Biden and Sen. J.D. Vance were also present, according to CNN. President Joe Biden later wore a Trump hat after he spoke of the unity America experienced after the attacks, saying that the country needs to return to that, the outlet reported.
An X post claims Israel is the only country outside of America to have a 9/11 memorial. An included photo appears to show a large 9/11 memorial of an American flag.
This post lacks context. Israel is the only country outside of the U.S. to have a 9/11 memorial that lists all of the names of those who died in the terrorist attacks on that day, according to the Jerusalem Post. It is not the only non-U.S. country to have a 9/11 memorial, however. The website for the Voices of September 11th Living Memorial Project has a
page listing every 9/11 memorial by country. This list spans 15 countries in addition to the U.S.
Memorial Mapping, a site that geographically documents memorials around the world, has a page that allows viewers to browse different non-U.S. 9/11 memorials.
Anna Mock
Fact Check Reporter