Gerry Bogacz

Tania Head became a household name as a 9/11 survivor, celebrated for her miraculous escape from the very floor the plane hit. Her story of resilience, coupled with the heartbreaking death of her fiancé, Dave, moved the nation. As president of the Survivors' Network, she was a symbol of American strength, a fixture alongside political elites at Ground Zero. The illusion shattered in 2007 when a New York Times investigation proved her story was a lie: her career, her fiancé, even her identity.

Tania Head was the ultimate 9/11 survivor. She had the grimmest story. None of it was true.

Tania Head, a survivor from the 9/11 attacks, made it her job to help other survivors toward emotional recovery. That is, until the facts of her story fell through, and she was uncovered as a fraud. Find out the facts behind this story of betrayal.