1. Fake news. These are the easiest to debunk and often come from known sham sites that are designed to look like real news outlets. They may include misleading photographs and headlines that, at first read, sound like they could be real. 2. Misleading news
How many people died at Pearl Harbor during the attack? The total number of military personnel killed was 2,335, including 2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army. Added to this were 68 civilians, making the total 2403 people dead. 1,177 were from the USS Arizona. The number of wounded came to 1,143 with 710 navy, 69 marines, and 364 army, as well as 103 civilians. Total Japanese personnel losses were 55 men.
Chart 1: December 7, 1941 losses. Of the total number of men killed at Pearl Harbor, approximately 1,177 were sailors and marines serving on the USS Arizona. Approximately 333 men aboard the USS Arizona survived the attack. 1. Why was the Japanese casualty list so low compared with that of the United States? 2. What percentage of U.S. losses came from the Arizona? 3. What percentage of the total crew on the Arizona survived? 4. Do these figures help you to understand why the remains of the Arizona were chosen as a site for a memorial? Why or why not? Information for Chart 1 comes from the USS Arizona Memorial, National Park Service.