Fact-checking organization Snopes issued an inaccurate fact-check that asserted that the missing OceanGate Titanic exploration submersible was using Elon Musk’s StarLink satellite internet service.
On Tuesday, Snopes published an article titled “Was the Missing Titanic Submersible Using Satellites from Elon Musk’s Company?” The claim the Snopes article originally addressed somewhat differs from the article’s headline. While the headline asks “Was the Missing Titanic Submersible Using Satellites from Elon Musk’s Company?” the article itself says it is addressing the claim: “OceanGate’s submersible that went missing in June 2023 on a Titanic wreckage exploration relied on Elon Musk’s SpaceX-run Starlink satellites to provide communications during the expedition.”
