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title: Nostradamus quote not by Nostradamus
date: "2001-09-14T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1659
description: I share resources debunking a viral Nostradamus prophecy that circulated after the September 11 attacks. The quote was actually a student-written hoax and not a genuine prediction, as confirmed by Snopes and other urban legend researchers.
keywords: [nostradamus, urban legends, hoaxes, september 11, snopes, prophecies]
---

That Nostradamus quote was [not by Nostradamus](http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/hoaxes/predict.htm) in the first place. (16 Sep: [fury](http://fury.com/article/925.php), [cbs](http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?siteid=mktw&dist=mktwmore&guid=%7BEC0F7E3B-FEAE-415B-BC3E-7764338FB7E0%7D), [nostradamus-repository](http://www.nostradamus-repository.org/), 18 Sep: [yahoo](http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Mythology_and_Folklore/Folklore/Urban_Legends/Nostradamus_Prophecies/World_Trade_Center_Attack_Prophecy/), [about](http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa091101b.htm), [urban legends](http://www.urbanlegends.com/ulz/nostradamus.html))