Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-04-22 12:40:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C4640C07430FCB410AB4A8BECA9EEDE40DD65A76C08F49B0B6ADE223B0B71A4F
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Historians have been unable to find any evidence this advertisement ever existed: “Not only can no references be found to an original source, searching the Times itself leads to nothing”. Shackleton already had plenty of men to choose from. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/shackleton-probably-never-took-out-an-ad-seeking-men-for-a-hazardous-journey-5552379/
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