Here’s how we VERIFIED that a photo in online posts claiming to show the Titan submersible’s video game controller on the ocean floor is doctored.

A photo from a study on deep-sea mining's impact was altered to make it appear to show the repurposed controller used to steer the doomed Titan sub.

One key element that raised controversy and backlash was Titan’s use of an old PlayStation game controller to pilot the submersible.

After the Titan submersible's implosion, a viral photo falsely claimed to show its Logitech video game controller on the ocean floor.

After the Titan submersible's implosion, a viral photo falsely claimed to show its Logitech video game controller on the ocean floor.

Here’s how we VERIFIED that a photo in online posts claiming to show the Titan submersible’s video game controller on the ocean floor is doctored.

Here’s how we VERIFIED that a photo in online posts claiming to show the Titan submersible’s video game controller on the ocean floor is doctored.

Here’s how we VERIFIED that a photo in online posts claiming to show the Titan submersible’s video game controller on the ocean floor is doctored.

Here’s how we VERIFIED that a photo in online posts claiming to show the Titan submersible’s video game controller on the ocean floor is doctored.

Here’s how we VERIFIED that a photo in online posts claiming to show the Titan submersible’s video game controller on the ocean floor is doctored.