Anderson Cooper says TWA Flight 800 was shot down, then corrects himself

thisistwitchy | 4:32 PM on July 17, 2014

Eighteen years ago today, TWA Flight 800 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean near on July 17, 1996. There were no survivors. Government investigators concluded the plane was brought down not by a missile but by a spark in one of the plane’s fuel tanks.

CNN host Anderson Cooper, however, stated today that the plane was “shot down.”

OK, clock starts til @andersoncooper retracts statement that TWA 800 was shot down. It's a conspiracy theory, mate. http://t.co/sn2iid7NZq

— Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) July 17, 2014

Um, @andersoncooper just noted that today's tragedy shares anniversary of when TWA 800 "was shot down off the coast on Long Island." What?

— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) July 17, 2014