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A log or transcript purported to show text messages from the final communications of the OceanGate Expeditions Titan submersible which was meant to explore Titanic.

Was the Titan Sub's Text Message 'Transcript' or 'Log' Released?

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Jordan Liles
Jul 6, 2023 Social media users appeared to be taking the viral "log" at face value, despite there being no e ...
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Did Douglas MacArthur Say, ‘You Are Remembered for the Rules You Break'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 27, 2023 Stockton Rush, the CEO of the company behind the submersible that imploded, used the alleged quo ...
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Did Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ Enter Billboard Top 100 After Titanic Submersible Event?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jun 23, 2023 And did it get more than 7 million streams on Spotify?
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A rumor said that James Cameron was exploring the wreckage of Titanic during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Was James Cameron Exploring the Titanic Wreckage on 9/11?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 22, 2023 It's not often that two major disasters cross paths in the world of rumors.
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An image that says the Simpsons predicted the Titanic submersible going missing is labeled False.

Did 'The Simpsons' Predict the Missing Titanic Submersible?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jun 22, 2023 We've fact-checked many claims about the long-running show's alleged "predictions."
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Was the Missing Titanic Submersible Relying on Satellites from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Communicate?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 20, 2023 The submersible went missing in June 2023 with five people on board during a dive to explore the ...
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A game controller was used to operate the submersible that went missing while diving to the remains of the Titanic in June 2023.

Did a Game Controller Operate the Missing Sub Exploring Titanic?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 20, 2023 "The news can't decide if the Titanic submarine controller is an Xbox pad or a PlayStation pad," ...
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Was the sinking of the Titanic planned by financier J.P Morgan?

False Rumor Suggests Sinking of Titanic Was Inside Job

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 15, 2022 We wish we could say that the memes pushing this rumor were created simply as a joke to troll co ...
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Face, Person, Human

Did John Jacob Astor Joke About Ice After Titanic Struck an Iceberg?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 18, 2000 Astor's combination of fame and eccentricity, and perhaps a reputation for being a bit humorless ...
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Is This Authentic Footage of the Titanic Sinking?

Does Video Offer Real Footage of the Titanic Sinking?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug 2, 2022 The “unsinkable” vessel sunk in 1912.
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A false and misleading ad said that Tom Brady's new yacht or boat that is bigger than the Titanic.

Is Tom Brady's Yacht Bigger Than the Titanic?

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Jordan Liles
Jun 7, 2022 Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady does own a yacht, but this claim from an online ad left ...
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The Titanic under construction

Were These Actual Mistakes in the 1997 ‘Titanic’ Film?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 14, 2022 Decades later, the internet loves to comb through the blockbuster, searching for errors.
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The door from Titanic that saved Rose is on display at Planet Hollywood in Disney Springs.

Is the Door from 'Titanic' on Display at Disney Springs?

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Jordan Liles
Mar 23, 2022 TV host: "Okay, biggest movie controversy of all time: Could Jack have fit on that door at the e ...
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The RMS Titanic

Was the 'Hidden Truth' of Titanic 'Covered Up for Decades'?

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Jordan Liles
Dec 10, 2020 Titanic sank on the morning of April 15, 1912, ushering in a series of theories and hoaxes for m ...
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Did a Black Woman Named Malinda Borden Perish Because Titanic's Lifeboats Were 'Whites Only?'

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 28, 2019 Gender, age, and class certainly played a factor in who secured lifeboat seats on the Titanic.
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Historic image of the Titanic.

Did a Woman Survive the Titanic, Hindenburg, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 11, 2018 The life story of Anna Mae Dickinson, dubbed the "luckiest woman alive," is amazing — and fictional.
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Did an Untamed Coal Fire Sink the Titanic?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 6, 2017 A documentary from 2017 reignited theories about a well-documented coal fire’s contribution to t ...
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Did Lost Cargo on the Titanic Lead to the Creation of Cinco de Mayo?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 10, 2006 A humorous meme about cargo lost in the Titanic's sinking leading to the creation of the Cinco d ...
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Did a Male Titanic Passenger Pose as a Woman to Get on a Lifeboat?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2000 Only one verified case of an adult male passenger's using an article of women's clothing to secu ...
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The RMS Titanic

Was the Titanic the First Ship to Issue an SOS?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jul 18, 2000 Legend holds that the first use of 'SOS' was by the Titanic, but ships had already been employin ...
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