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“The Titanic was an insurance scam” is my new favorite conspiracy theory.
The claim that the Titanic was swapped with a sister ship and intentionally sunk for an insurance payout is, according to Reuters, a long-running and meritless rumor.
But it’s entirely new to me! And extremely hilarious! You should treat this (and anything else on that cursed site) with the gravity and weight of fanfiction, but let’s be real, fanfiction is fun.
Titanic Conspiracy: The Ship that Never Sank
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