Unknown illness sickens 140 people aboard Royal Caribbean cruise
Unknown illness sickens 140 people aboard Royal Caribbean cruise
Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas was on a week-long, round-trip cruise when passengers became sick, the CDC said.
Read the full article on CBS US
Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate based on the provided verification sources. It reports on an illness outbreak on a Royal Caribbean cruise. The reporting appears neutral and balanced.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas was on a week-long, round-trip cruise when passengers became sick.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the illness outbreak on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the illness outbreak on a Royal Caribbean International cruise.
- Assessment: Supported
- Claim: 140 people became sick on the cruise.
- Verification Source #1: States over 140 people sick on Royal Caribbean cruise.
- Verification Source #2: States over 140 passengers and crew fell ill.
- Verification Source #3: States over 140 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship fell ill.
- Verification Source #4: States more than 140 people got sick.
- Verification Source #5: States over 140 people reportedly fell ill.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Multiple sources (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) confirm the illness outbreak and the number of people affected.