9/11

The Woman Who Wasn't There

2012 82m ⭐ 6.7/10 Documentary · 9/11

For years, Tania Head was the public face of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network, describing a harrowing personal escape from the South Tower. None of it was true.

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Details

Year

2012

Runtime

82m

Rating

6.7 / 10

Format

Documentary Film

Country

United States of America

Platform

YouTube

Why Watch This

This is a genuinely strange story to find inside a 9/11 documentary collection — a fabricated survivor account that fooled an entire support community for years, exposed by a New York Times investigation. It says something uncomfortable about grief, community and how easily a compelling story can go unquestioned.

If The Woman Who Wasn't There's story of a fabricated account interested you, 9/11: The Falling Man covers a different kind of contested truth from that day.

Where to Watch

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Ireland	✅	YouTube (Free)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who was Tania Head?

A woman named Alicia Esteve Head who fabricated an elaborate false account of surviving the South Tower collapse and became a prominent figure in 9/11 survivor circles before being exposed in 2007.

Was she ever in New York on 9/11?

Investigations found no evidence she was even in the United States on September 11, 2001.

How was she exposed?

A 2007 New York Times investigation found inconsistencies in her story that unraveled her claimed connection to the attacks.

Where can I watch it?

The Woman Who Wasn't There is available to watch on YouTube.