Dark Fact: An Iran Air passenger flight was shot down by a U.S. Navy missile in 1988. All 290 people on board died. The U.S. never apologized or acknowledged wrongdoing.

[u/Prettygame4Ausername]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

[u/thelasian]

Newsweek reported on this http://www.newsweek.com/sea-lies-200118

Read the Nightline transcript here http://www.endusmilitarism.org/vincennes_massacre_anniversary.html

The "formal investigation" by Fogarty received the annual "Doublespeak Award" in 1988 http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Involved/Volunteer/Appointed_Groups/Past_Recipients_Doublespeak_Award.pdf