At a time when news reports are awash with warnings about misinformation and conspiracy theories, it’s surprising that more attention is not being paid to the fact that filmmaker Spike Lee has just come out as a 9/11 truther — and HBO has agreed to spread his crazy conspiracy theory.

Lee has produced a new series for HBO, titled New York Epicenters 9/11-2021½, covering both the pandemic and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.