Wisconsin MAGA Candidate Posted Debunked 9/11 Conspiracy Theory
Jim Engstrand is a MAGA candidate running for the state assembly in Wisconsin. He also does not appear to be wound too tightly. Almost his entire Facebook page appears to be right wing memes and gifs, some of which have been flagged by Meta for being so egregiously false. One of them which has thus far escaped that fate is one that espouses a debunked 9/11 conspiracy theory:
That conspiracy theory has been thoroughly debunked repeatedly. However, the spit take came from Engstrand's excuse for posting it.
Engstrand told Heartland Signal on Friday that he did not share the meme to endorse it but rather ask questions about the 9/11 attacks to learn more about them.
“I didn’t make a claim, I asked if the meme was true. To which many say it was and many say it wasn’t,” Engstrand said via email. “I simply am curious because the 27 years and one year in combat that I served has provided me with an abundance of questions about the events surrounding the happenings of 9/11.”