“The Titanic ship was switched with the HMS Olympic and deliberately sunk as part of an insurance fraud scheme”
What FACTLY found
There is no evidence to support this conspiracy theory. The theory was propagated by British author Robin Gardiner, but it was debunked by many authors and experts, including Steve Hall and Bruce Beveridge. The differences between the Titanic and the Olympic were more than just cosmetic and included many structural differences that would have made it impossible to switch the two ships. The insurance fraud theory also does not hold up to scrutiny. Several documentary films have presented exper...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 March 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 March 2023. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/Co86OssLm8b/
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.