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 towards Halifax under her own steam, but with assistance from the Allan liner Parisian,” said the Wo...
Source: vancouversun.com
