https://freerepublic.com/tag/bobfranxisistheidiot/ en-us Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:02:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665248/posts ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Bolstered by eyewitness accounts and the Internet, the explosion of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York 10 years ago spawned a slew of sinister conspiracy theories, most notably the belief that a missile from a U.S. Navy ship was responsible. So prevalent were these theories that the term "Pierre Salinger Syndrome" - the belief that everything on the Internet is true - entered the lexicon. For investigators, the conspiracy theories wasted time and diverted valuable resources. Investigators ultimately determined that Flight 800 was the victim of a center fuel tank explosion, most likely... CCC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665248/posts#comment Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:02:34 GMT