Many misinformed on Iraq, 9/11
Polls show many Americans have facts about Iraqi weapon finds, 9/11 hijackers wrong

A third of the American public believes U.S. forces found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, according to a recent poll. And 22 percent said Iraq actually used chemical or biological weapons in the war.

Before the war, half of those polled in a survey said Iraqis were among the 19 hijackers on Sept. 11, 2001.

The facts:

- Such weapons have not been found in Iraq, and were never used.

- Most of the Sept. 11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. None was Iraqi.

How could so many people be so wrong about life-and-death information that has dominated news coverage for almost two years?
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