Malaysia Airlines first press release stated contact was lost at 14:15 (GMT).
Media Statement 1: MH17 Incident
Malaysia Airlines confirms it received notification from Ukrainian ATC that it had lost contact with flight MH17 at 1415 (GMT) at 30km from Tamak waypoint, approximately 50km from the Russia-Ukraine border.
But flight radar websites reveal MH17 took off at 10:15 UTC and contact was lost at around
13:15 UTC. (GMT)
This wrong timing has been and continues to be quoted thousands of times in reports and articles.
Part of the reason the problem persists could be that many in the UK think that GMT is always local UK time even in summer when it is not and should be termed BST.
It is an example of how quickly crap-facts can be spread around the world and then persist without correction.
Those who are keen to rush to judgement based on early reports of such incidents, take note, have you got your basic facts straight?
