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Malaysian Airlines Flight Just Vanished With 239 People - YouTube

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MH370's decade-long vanishing is a masterclass in how incomplete information and cognitive bias keep conspiracy theories alive long after the evidence runs cold.

Proportionality BiasEpistemic UncertaintyConspiracy Theory FormationAvailability Heuristic

Theory Briefing

  • MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people aboard, leaving no confirmed wreckage site after 10 years.
  • The absence of a definitive answer fuels proportionality bias — people struggle to accept a massive tragedy with no clear cause.
  • Scattered debris and Inmarsat ping data point to the southern Indian Ocean, yet gaps in evidence keep rival theories competing.