Claim: Prior to WWII, the Japanese military arrested and executed crew members and passengers traveling from San Francisco, California, in a Pan Am Clipper aircraft that landed to refuel in Truk Lagoon, or modern-day Micronesia.
Fact-check: Was Pan Am Clipper Taken by Japan at Truk Lagoon Before WWII?
Verdict: Unproven
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Madison Dapcevich
Date published: 2021-11-05T15:22:00