Amelia Earhart mystery: Newly declassified documents challenge public narrative | Reality Check

In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with Jeff Garcia, a television executive and systems designer, to discuss the infamous disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Last year, the Trump administration moved to declassify thousands of documents relating to Earhart. Now, Garcia, having analyzed these new documents, talks to Ross about where Earhart might have actually crashed and how the search for the aviator might not have been as extensive as the public was led to believe. #AmeliaEarhart #mystery #unsolved CREDITS: Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Research Producer: Rob Jones Editor: Kanyon Lyons On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/ Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/ CHAPTERS: :00 Intro 2:13 Background on Amelia Earhart 6:34 Meet Jeff 7:22 Earhart’s last transmission 10:35 Initial search for Earhart 13:06 Nikumaroro Island discovery 16:12 Why was Earhart off course? 20:21 Narrative vs. operational record 25:46 Declassified documents 27:35 Contradictions in documents 32:26 Tracing radio calls 37:10 Investigation findings 40:21 Ambiguous radio message 42:35 What happened in Earhart’s final moments? 46:08 Mistakes made during search efforts 50:00 Reports of flare sightings 52:34 Jeff’s take on where Earhart crashed 54:33 New search efforts 58:40 Final thoughts