Did the Truth Sink with the Titan Sub?
Diving into "conspiracy theories" beneath the surface.
The current deep mistrust towards the “mainstream media” is a well-earned accomplishment. The internet helps expose the corporate news industry’s frequent disinformation campaigns—and those falsehoods get called out on social media—today’s town square.
Although more people than ever before believe that news organizations deliberately mislead them (and they certainly do)—there are still enough news consumers clinging to old institutional propaganda outlets (like PBS, the BBC, and the Associated Press) to keep the disinformation system afloat.
Check out this recent poll:
Yesterday, I sent out the breaking news of the sub’s implosion and the declaration by authorities that nobody survived. The post was more on the “standard news” side than my usual posts. I did this intentionally due to the high interest the story was getting from all sides, and I wanted to see how ND readers like you would respond.
Sure enough—a private eye named Teresa L. left some comments. Her second comment is what I want to focus on:
“Also, given my healthy distrust of stories from the MSM, I'm not so sure about the full truth re this particular story -- especially when such reports saturate ALL the corporate media. Am always wondering what the *real* story is. Or if there's a hidden story behind this "story".
— Teresa L.
You probably noticed this week a plethora of skepticism and “conspiracy theories” swirling around this submarine story—too many to list.
Here is my reply to Teresa that reflects my views on speculations of a hidden agenda behind the submarine story:
“Yes, "psyops" do happen. More than we realize. However, I think this story is real.
But it shows how the mainstream media can find a distraction whenever they need one. They are experts at using laser pointers on the cat masses.
I chose to focus on this breaking news this afternoon because this is a story that A LOT of people are interested in. I made a casual tweet of an Epoch Times article this morning on the Coast Guard's findings and was shocked several hours later to see how many views it had.” — Matthieu
At this point—and I always do keep an open mind willing to change if the evidence presents itself—I believe the sub accident was purely accidental, and not some sort of staged distraction.
Why would two billionaires want to go into hiding?
The timing here is likely coincidental.
There are stories happening every day that the mainstream media could easily turn into a national obsession IF those corporate media outlets wanted them to be a “top story.” That’s the power the hold collectively. So, the submarine accident just happened to occur during a week filled with political stories damaging to the Biden regime.
However, a true news detective never takes a story at face value—so I’m going to explore a “conspiracy theory” related to the submarine accident story that someone sent me today.
Let’s take a look…
Is the submarine story connected to a recent case of missing explosive chemicals?
During the first half of 2023, we saw a number of railroad accidents:
It's getting weird, isn't it?
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Another disturbing train incident we haven’t yet talked about (until now) involves a strange disappearance of explosive ammonium nitrate—the same fertilizer used in the Oklahoma City bombing.
A couple of times per week, I see someone online mention this incident.
The condensed version is that a train carrying about 30 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer went missing from a train car during a trip from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to California.
The railcar carrying this dangerous chemical departed on April 12 of this year.
According to a spokesperson from Dyno Nobel, an explosives manufacturer whose plant the railcar departed, it’s believed the chemical leaked in small pellets along the way.
“Every indication is the pellets fell from the rail car onto the tracks in small quantities throughout the long trip.”
Though ammonium nitrate is routinely used as a common fertilizer, it can also be used as an explosive. All it needs is a little fuel.
Historically, there have been at least a half dozen instances where ammonium nitrate was the cause for deadly explosions. Most famously, the chemical was used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people.
Most recently, a 2020 explosion in Lebanon killed more than 200 people after ammonium nitrate detonated.
Union Pacific, the company responsible for transporting the railcar, along with Dyno Nobel, both maintained that criminal activity is not suspected.
Both companies also stated if the material leaked, it won’t pose any environmental hazards either.
“The fertilizer is designed for ground application and quick soil absorption. If the loss resulted from a railcar leak over the course of transportation from origin to destination, the release should pose no risk to public health or the environment,” this according to a statement from Union Pacific.
Dyno Nobel also stated that the seals were intact before leaving Cheyenne and after arriving in Saltdale.
According to Dyno Nobel, “The railcar at issue was sealed when it left the Cheyenne facility, and the seals were still intact when it arrived in Saltdale. The railcar was also observed after departure in the railroad’s Cheyenne yard with the seals intact and no sign of any leaks.” (source)
Of course, some think something fishy is going on with this story. Some don’t believe the “official” conclusion that the ammonium nitrate slowly leaked out of the car, leaving no danger or environmental damage.
East Palestine will do that to ya.
Since the screenshot above does not explicitly mention which of the five submarine accident victims is allegedly the owner of the missing fertilizer, I researched each one and finally found a possible lead:
Interestingly, a profile of Shahzada Dawood—one of the submarine accident victims—can be found on the World Economic Forum website. And according to his bio—his family fortune hedge fund acquires certain companies in several industries, including fertilizer.
Could this mean that Mr. Dawood owned Dyno Nobel?
I’m not the first to find Dawood’s WEF page—PolitiFact already posted on this two days ago. They focus on someone’s social post, mistakenly claiming Dawood was the Vice-Chairman of the WEF.
The page says he is the Vice-Chairman of Engro Corporation, Dawood Hercules—not the WEF. He’s a member of the WEF but not an officer of the group.
But the question is whether Dawood owns or partially owns the company that recently lost the ammonium nitrate.
After extensive searching, I did not find any evidence that Dawood is connected to Dyno Nobel, the company that lost the dangerous fertilizer over two months ago.
Hamish Hardin was the other billionaire who perished on the Titan sub-voyage. However, Hardin’s fortune is in the aviation industry. I found no connection between Hardin and Dyno Nobel.
Results: Negative
What we have here is an unsubstantiated internet rumor and not a fact. Someone may have found Dawood’s fertilizer business dealings and claimed without evidence that he owns the fertilizer business, Dyno Nobel.
Or, maybe I missed the “smoking gun” linking Dawood to the missing fertilizer?
That’s looking unlikely.
I suppose Hardin—the other billionaire onboard the Titan—could own stock in Dyno Nobel, but I didn’t find evidence of that.
So, until we find solid evidence—this conspiracy theory remains unproven and should not be considered truth.
Unless you know something I don’t—if so, share it in the comments, or you can email it to breakthenarrative@protonmail.com.
Next week, I’ll examine a second “conspiracy theory” related to the Titan tragedy.