The ship sank. Or did it? Titanic misinformation swirls


In this grab taken from a digital scan released by Atlantic/Magellan, a view of the bow of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean created using deep-sea mapping. More than a century after it went down in the North Atlantic Ocean, wild myths and urban legends about the luxury liner have continued to swirl, including that it was doomed by the curse of a mummified Egyptian priestess. — Atlantic/Magellan via AP

WASHINGTON: The Titanic inspired a tear-jerking blockbuster and expeditions to its watery gravesite – including a fatal one this week – but viral TikTok videos peddle a stunning conspiracy theory: the ship never sank.

More than a century after it went down in the North Atlantic Ocean, wild myths and urban legends about the luxury liner have continued to swirl, including that it was doomed by the curse of a mummified Egyptian priestess.

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