Not sure why the fake passports has everyone spooled up. I mean we have illegal aliens crossing our US border by the thousands and nobody is loosing sleep. The 9-11 hijackers had legally issued documents, even if they were "overstays", they had legal/legit docs.

The fake passport issue could possibly be explained by various foreign nationals seeking to leave their homeland and/or conceal their identity for other reasons. I believe those with the fake passports were Chinese, a country that imposes many restrictions on freedom on its citizens. Multiple pax with fake passports was probably one group who all knew each other and for whatever reason did not want their true identities documented as traveling.

Could this be a terrorist event (the crash)? Maybe, lets wait for the facts. Will the fake passports be related to the crash ? I highly doubt it.

Just my opinion.