Third Annual David Ray Griffin Lecture - Richard Ellefritz

Welcome to the Third Annual David Ray Griffin Lecture, which was held on Sunday, 14 December 2025 in honour of the late eminent 9/11 scholar, Dr. David Ray Griffin, who contributed immensely to the pursuit of truth and peace during his lifetime.

This year’s lecture, entitled “9/11 Truth Today: A Social Movement at the Precipice,” will be given by Professor Richard G. Ellefritz. The lecture will be followed by a roundtable discussion with prominent 9/11 truth journalists and advocates Jason Bermas, James Corbett, Sandra Laratonda, and Madhava Setty, MD.

The lecture is hosted by the International Center for 9/11 Justice and UK Column.

About ‘9/11 Truth Today’

Questions that began to emerge on the morning of September 11, 2001, swelled into the 9/11 Truth movement in the early 2000s. Twenty years later, that movement is turning the tide of public discourse, with more and more prominent voices joining those who have, for decades, been calling out the inconsistencies in the official narrative known as 9/11. Fighting against waves of anti-conspiracism from journalists, academics, and government officials — who have eagerly labeled it dead or dying or a “degenerating research program” — the 9/11 Truth movement is alive and driving toward a new investigation of 9/11. In this lecture, sociologist Richard G. Ellefritz explores the movement’s current momentum and trajectory, unpacks the propaganda tactics of anti-conspiracists, and invites an open discussion of the facts free of stigma.

Richard G. Ellefritz is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of The Bahamas.

Agenda

Bibliography - In Order of Appearance in “9/11 Truth Today: A Social Movement at the Precipice”

The Powerpoint slides which Richard used during the lecture are available to view and  download here.

Ellefritz, Richard G. 2025. “9/11 Truth Today: A Social Movement at the Precipice.”  December 14, 2025. Third Annual David Ray Griffin Lecture, International Center for 9/11 Justice.https://www.ukcolumn.org/event/third-annual-david-ray-griffin-lecture-richard-ellefritz. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

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