The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) reported that it found no evidence that the U.S. government had foreknowledge of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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The Short Version
The Commission reported that it found no evidence the U.S. government had advance knowledge of the specific 9/11 attacks. Its report also documented many general threat warnings and intelligence failures, but it did not say officials knew the precise plot in advance. That distinction is central to interpreting the claim accurately.
Caveats
“Foreknowledge” is ambiguous; the report rejected evidence of specific, actionable prior knowledge, not the existence of general warnings about al-Qaeda threats.
The Commission documented serious intelligence and policy failures before 9/11, so this claim should not be read as saying there were no warning signs at all.
This assesses what the 9/11 Commission reported, not broader conspiracy allegations or later reinterpretations unsupported by primary evidence.