CRAZY TITANIC THEORIES:
Can we debunk them?
CRAZY TITANIC THEORIES
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS
Goldin, Melissa “Claims the Titanic was secretly switched with a sister ship are unfounded” AP 27 January 2023. Accessed 29 January 2023. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-titanic-olympic-ship-switch-086691748061
“CORRECTED-FACT CHECK-J.P. Morgan did not sink the Titanic to push forward plans for the U.S. Federal Reserve” Reuters March 17, 2021 Accessed 29 January 2023. https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-titanic-conspiracy/corrected-fact-check-j-p-morgan-did-not-sink-the-titanic-to-push-forward-plans-for-the-u-s-federal-reserve-idUSL1N2LF18G
Mikkelson, Barbara & David Mikkelson “Did a Cursed Mummy Sink with the Titanic?” Snopes.com 9 October 1999 Accessed 29 January 2023. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mummy-titantic/
Jacob, Mary K “Viral video that claims the Titanic never sank is blowing people’s minds” New York Post 23 January 2023. Accessed 29 January 2023. https://nypost.com/2023/01/23/viral-tiktok-video-claims-the-titanic-never-sank/
Grossman, David “The Wild Conspiracy Theory That the Titanic Never Sank” Popular Mechanics February 22, 2022. Accessed 28 January 2023. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a26533526/olympic-titanic-conspiracy-theory/
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Chrysopoulos, Philip “Titanic Conspiracy Theory Claims the Ship Never Sank” Greek Reporter 3 September 2021 Accessed 28 January 2023.
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Little, Becky “The Craziest Titanic Theories, Explained”. History.com 28 Nov 2018 Updated 25 Feb 2019. Accessed 28 January 2023. https://www.history.com/news/titanic-sinking-conspiracy-myths-jp-morgan-olympic
Cutler, Alison “Titanic conspiracy theory has millions of minds blown on TikTok. ‘You got me thinking’” 27 January 2023. Miami Herald. Accessed 30 January 2023. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article271745222.html
Mills, Kelly-Ann “Woman’s conspiracy theory claiming Titanic never sank is blowing minds.” 24 January 2023. Mirror UK. Accessed 28 January 2023. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/womans-conspiracy-theory-claiming-titanic-29038249
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