“”Were they falsified or legit ?””
They were all legitimate (went through the entire process), according to everything at the time copies of the applications were released. There used to be copies online but I haven’t been able to find them for years. They may as well have been approved by a blind person as most of the applications were barely legible with incomplete, idiotic, questionable answers on the apps as indicated in the article.
If my memory is correct, the workers approving the applications and issuing the visas were given bonuses a year or two after 9/11...
This pretty much covers the applications..but not pictured.
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=130051&page=1