An unexplained 1898 explosion was blamed on Spain by the yellow press

Evidence

In 1898, the US Navy battleship, the USS Maine, blew up while off Havana, Cuba, killing more than 250 Americans. The cause was never discovered. But the yellow press jumped to the conclusion that the Spanish did it deliberately. “Remember the Maine” became the slogan of the yellow press, driving public opinion toward war. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 207

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A newspaper circulation war helped spark the Spanish-American War — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 204; Spanish authorities fabricated captured letters to justify their war propaganda — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1569

Broader Connections

• Spanish authorities fabricated captured letters to justify their war propaganda #qualifies (0.75) — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 1569