On this day in conspiracies

A commercial fishing skipper working a reef off Bowen sights a white yacht with a torn headsail drifting oddly between the reefs. He passes within roughly 50 metres but sees no one on deck and, seeing nothing obviously wrong, does not board her.

A Tehran military court sentences ten members of the armed forces; the commander of the Tor-M1 unit receives thirteen years, of which ten are enforceable, and the rest receive one to three years. Victims' families and rights groups call the closed trial a sham that spared the high command.

Separately, a 'it was all staged' thread takes off. Users circulate screenshots said to expose a hoax: a capsule hatch opened from the outside, Katy Perry's hair hanging instead of floating, a capsule with no reentry scorching, and a jittery clip of Gayle King's hand. Some posts allege a soundstage, a 'studio,' or CGI.

Asked about the story by reporters, the president says he has been briefed and remarks that he hopes it is random. The comment is widely reported and, for believers, read as confirmation that something real is being investigated at the highest level.