Baltimore bridge collapse: A cyberattack, a movie and other false claims about the ship accident
Posted on AllSides March 28th, 2024
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AP
FACT CHECK
As investigators tried to determine why a container ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, social media users shared baseless speculation about the cause. The collapse left six people presumed dead and closed one of the nation’s busiest ports.
Across social media platforms, people gave a variety of explanations for why the ship lost power and steered into the bridge.