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Amelia Earhart: Island bones 'likely' belonged to famed pilot

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Re: Amelia Earhart: Island bones 'likely' belonged to famed pilot

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This was posted recently on reddit to much skepticism. Apparently the group who funded the study is known for pushing a specific agenda. More info: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/82rl2n/bones_found...

I don't see what they gain by "pushing a specific agenda." It's not like they're using this for political gain. To be fair to TIGHAR, it's more like vigorously researching a particular theory. To be honest, they're the only ones who are sinking actual cash and bringing in actual specialists to investigate their theory, and at the very least they've found some intriguing, circumstantial evidence.

The "non-profit" group is a scam, where the operator of the group gets paid very well from the operating expenses of the non-profit.

An event like this would be leveraged to draw attention to the cause, thereby the group, thereby raising more funding to spend on further self-gaining operational expenses.

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