There are unusually high rates of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.

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REFUTED

the evidence says no

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While popular culture and certain authors claim there is an unusually high rate of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, extensive investigations by official and scientific bodies have found no evidence of unusual activity or statistical anomalies.

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Wikipedia: Bermuda Triangle

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Wikipedia: Bermuda Triangle. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle

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en.wikipedia.org: Bermuda Triangle

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en.wikipedia.org: Bermuda Triangle. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle

Notes that extensive investigations found no evidence of unusual activity regarding disappearances.

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oceanservice.noaa.gov: What is the Bermuda Triangle?

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oceanservice.noaa.gov: What is the Bermuda Triangle?. oceanservice.noaa.gov. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html

States that ships and planes are alleged to have vanished, but attributes incidents to natural phenomena and storms.

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first checked31 Jul 2026

judged → REFUTED · 031 Jul 2026

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