Missing Cases
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The aircraft has not been located.
Case identity
2 reports / 1 evidence blocks / updated May 31, 2026Date
Mar 8, 2014
Location
Indian Ocean search zone
Category
Missing Cases
Status
Partially Explained
30-Second Summary
What happened?
A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
What is documented?
The aircraft has not been located.
Current consensus?
The disappearance and broad end state are heavily sourced. The cause, intent, and precise resting place remain open.
94Signal
Overall investigation significance score.
100Reality
How strongly evidence supports that the event occurred.
72Debunk
How strongly conventional explanations explain the event.
58Residue
How much unexplained material remains.
Signal basis: score reflects visible report volume, direct evidence blocks, freshness, and search interest. Individual evidence and explanation strength is shown inside the workspace so the top score has visible provenance.
Your read
Source Overview
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Primary source / Official / Date unknown
Debris examination updates
Malaysian investigation records
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Case workspace
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What happened?
A Boeing 777 disappeared on 8 March 2014 after deviating from its route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
What the file contains
The aircraft has not been located. Debris confirmed from MH370 supports an Indian Ocean end state, but the final crash site remains unknown.
Current read
The disappearance and broad end state are heavily sourced. The cause, intent, and precise resting place remain open.
What to inspect next
Why the signal is high
This case has multiple accessible sources and visible reporting history. Use the evidence, explanation, and report confidence layers to separate durable facts from repeated claims.
Case Verdict
Best current interpretation
Strongly supported
Inmarsat data narrowed the likely final arc and supported a southern Indian Ocean route.
Likely explained
Confirmed debris and ocean drift analysis are inconsistent with claims that the aircraft secretly landed intact.
Still unresolved
Where is the main wreckage?
The disappearance and broad end state are heavily sourced. The cause, intent, and precise resting place remain open.
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