“The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Experts widely agree that the sinking of the Titanic was an accident. High speeds, a fatal wrong turn, weather conditions, a dismissed iceberg warning and lack of binoculars and lifeboats all contributed to the tragedy.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 January 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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