This Week in History: 1912: The Titanic sinks, and misinformation runs rampant
The Daily Province had a similar headline: “TITANIC SINKING, BUT PROBABLY NO LIVES WILL BE LOST.” The Vancouver Sun was only two months old at the time, but chose to go with straight facts, and not speculate: “Ships Rushing to Aid Titanic, Sinking in Mid-Ocean, 1,300 Aboard.” In fact, there were just over 2,220 people on board. But there was a lot of misinformation in the days after the tragedy. “While badly damaged, the Titanic is still afloat and is reported to be making her way to...
Source: vancouversun.com