Artur Boruc has been retired from football for over two years. The former player of Legia Warsaw, Fiorentina and Celtic Glasgow was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the history of the Polish national team, for which he played 65 matches. However, during his career, he was not spared from numerous scandals, such as the famous alcohol scandal of 2008. Now he has caused a storm again. One post on Instagram was enough.
Artur Boruc Spreads Conspiracy Theories. Bizarre Post About World Trade Center
The former goalkeeper posted a video on Thursday about the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, carried out by the Islamic Al-Qaeda. Many conspiracy theories have grown around the event. One of them was voiced in the video by former British footballer and later journalist – David Icke. He claimed that at the moment when the planes hit the New York skyscrapers, four so-called dancing Jews were recording. Two of them were supposed to be agents of the Israeli intelligence – Mossad. He also confessed that a certain woman saw through the window how the men were celebrating and high-fiving each other after the attack.
According to Icke, the foursome must have known about the planned attack in advance and came to New York specifically to film it. In addition, they were supposedly let into the US by Michael Chertoff, the Assistant Attorney General of the United States for the Criminal Division, who comes from a Jewish family. Boruc concluded the video with two words: “Interesting, isn't it?”
Fans responded to Boruc. “Neither interesting nor true”
Fans reacted immediately in the comments. “I see that retirement is a bit of a letdown,” wrote one. “Mr. Artur, no…” added another. “That's how it was. I'm not making this up,” laughed a third. However, there were also those who thanked the former footballer for “telling the truth.”
Others, however, pointed out Icke's own complete lack of credibility. The man has been spreading various types of conspiracy theories for over 30 years. He claimed, among other things, that the Jewish lobby is behind the coronavirus pandemic, and that 5G mobile networks prevent people from absorbing oxygen. In 2020, he lost his Facebook account and YouTube channel for spreading disinformation. “Neither interesting nor true. Icke lives off this nonsense,” wrote one user. “This is the same guy who believes in reptilians. He certainly knows what he's talking about,” added another ironically.