FILE – In this April 10, 1912 file photo the Titanic leaves Southampton, England on her maiden voyage. The Titanic was not secretly switched with a sister ship, the Olympic, before setting sail. Maritime historians agree that it would have been impossible and a variety of evidence is available to prove the Titanic sank. (AP Photo/File)
\n\nCLAIM: The Titanic did not sink. It was switched with one of its sister ships, the Olympic, before it set sail.
\n\nAP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Irrefutable evidence exists to prove the Titanic is lying at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, and maritime historians agree it would have been impossible for the Titanic and the Olympic to have been switched.
\n\nTHE FACTS: More than 110 years after the ill-fated luxury steamship sank off Newfoundland after hitting an iceberg, killing about 1,500 people on its maiden voyage, social media users are resurrecting decades-old conspiracy theories to suggest the two ships were switched.
\n\nThe motives used to support these unfounded claims vary. For example, some say the supposed switch occurred as part of an insurance fraud scheme. Others posit that the tragedy was intended to kill three powerful businessmen who were allegedly opposed to the creation…
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