Seeing is disbelieving: The contested visibility of 9/11 in France

9/11 has been caught up from the very start in a web of rival interpretations. The official version immediately provided by the US government and the media was soon followed by proliferating counter-narratives from opponents of American foreign policy in the Middle East and self-appointed commentators, including countless Internet bloggers worldwide. Debates about the meaning, authenticity, and credibility of 9/11 have been particularly prominent in the French context. The chapter examines a variety of sources, including critical theory, literature, media accounts and conspiracy theories, with a special focus on the contested notion of visibility as truth in the age of virtual reality and social media.