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"Conspiracy Theories"[edit]

The current section on "conspiracy theories" seems to contain evidence of these theories and I'm not sure why they are listed as "conspiracy theories" without counter evidence. 125.239.164.43 (talk) 08:17, 15 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, this is some really odd wording and I would go for something less aggressive. How about "Unanswered Questions" or "Open Debates" or something like this? I know this issue is still political today, but seriously, who benefits from presenting such a charged view of a historical event more than 100 years ago? 00:22, 25 April 2020 (CET).

I changed the section to controversies, since the heading is an inaccurate description of the undeclared munitions, under Wikipedia's own definition of conspiracy of "an explanation for an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable." The fact that there were undeclared munitions found is completely separate from whether there were sinister groups behind it. Sugaki (talk) 06:42, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The "Bombardment / destruction of the wreck" section lacks reasoning and proof. It's flat-out misinformation. Possibly it can be updated to "Rumored Bombardment / destruction of the wreck," and then reworded to be more objective and only include rock-solid sources? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielsparks11 (talk • contribs) 03:37, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Explosives?[edit]

This phrase in the lede " In 1982, the head of the Foreign Office's American department finally admitted that there is a large amount of ammunition in the wreck, some of which is highly dangerous and poses a safety risk to salvage teams.^[1]^[2]" I checked the Guardian sources and it doesn't support the claim made, there was noted to be 5000 cases of small arms ammunition aboard but that has been known about since 1918 in the NY case. I'm loath to remove it as I don't have access to the second source. Anyone able to help? W C M_email 14:40, 21 July 2022 (UTC) W C M_email 14:40, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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^ The Guardian & 1 May 2014.
^ "Government papers released in 2014 confirmed the ship was carrying war material" Archived 24 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, BBC History Magazine via History Extra; accessed 23 February 2017.

American flag Ruse de guerre Lusitania[edit]

The article Ruse de guerre says Lusitania flew an American flag without specifying when or giving a reference. The article RMS Lusitania makes no mention of American flags. These two articles need to be reconciled. Reports at the time were coloured by politics but modern assessments should be able to clarify it. Humphrey Tribble (talk) 00:50, 4 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

9 Passenger Decks?[edit]

From what I can see, this is incorrect, what is the citation for this? Isz Chepewéssin (talk) 21:38, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[FOOTNOTEThe_Guardian1_May_2014-1] The Guardian & 1 May 2014.

[2] "Government papers released in 2014 confirmed the ship was carrying war material" Archived 24 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, BBC History Magazine via History Extra; accessed 23 February 2017.

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