The Floating Ship

Credibility on April Fools Day

Riddle: On the Validity of Sources

Where I first saw this image: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-56286719

Is the source credible?

Is the BBC website a credible source of news? Is it credible enough that you will accept this photograph has not been altered after it was taken? The optical phenomenon is described in ways that sound SORT OF credible, but if the BBC had published it on April 01, maybe we wouldn’t be so likely to accept its veracity. Read the article. Decide for yourself. Leave observations below.

Do I trust the image?

As part of your Agenda notes for today, evaluate how you feel about the credibility of the photograph and the reported explanations for it.

Fact-checking

• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/world/europe/flying-ship-cornwall.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage
• https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/courses/atsc113/sailing/met_concepts/10-met-local-conditions/10f-optical-phenomena/

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