2. Antarctica has “an entrance to a different world”, a “mythic land” with green forests, giant animals, and “extraterrestrial technologies” and keeps other dark secrets. Fake or not?
This was stated on July 7, 2022, in an Instagram post that claims that there is “an enormous void” below Antarctica, that a “different world” exists there, and that it can be accessed through a hole in Antarctica. The post also claims that elites are conspiring to keep that a secret. We can find various other theories about Antartica on Reddit. With islands in Antarctica named Omicron and Deception and places named after billionaires like Rothschild and Rockefeller, some people, like this Redditor, believe this southernmost continent hides dark secrets.
HOW CAN WE VERIFY THIS?
It was very easy to verify the names of the places in Antartica, for example the name “Omicron” comes from the Greek alphabet. There are also islands in Antarctica named Delta, Epsilon and Lambda. This is because scientists often use the Greek alphabet to name geographical locations. They are also used in math and engineering, for naming hurricanes and even for naming coronavirus variants.
The islands named after billionaires have similar innocuous explanations. Both are named after prominent billionaire families who funded many scientific investigations, including those to Antarctica. The Rothschild family helped fund Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expeditions while John Rockefeller Jr. helped fund the Richard E. Byrd expeditions to Antarctica that discovered the plateau — both in the early 1900s. There are harmless, easily explained reasons for why these names are used. Understanding the context behind these names helps us verify the truth of claims like these.
WHAT ARE OTHER SOURCES SAYING?
Regarding the Instagram post about the mythical land inside the Antarctic that claims that satellite images always come with the poles removed, blurred or covered. One picture included in the post, produced by NASA’s ICESat satellite, shows all of Antarctica except the South Pole.
The post claims that this is part of a plot to keep underworld entrances hidden. But NASA scientist Thorsten Markus explained that satellites often skip parts of the Earth’s surface because of how they spin around the world. ICESat satellites, for example, do not cover the poles.
“We pick the inclination based on our science requirements” and “the poles themselves are not that interesting so we skip them,” said Markus. Finally, there are multiple examples of satellite images that show the North and South poles in great detail. And although American explorers traveling to Antarctica need to notify the State Department about their plans, they can still access the South Pole (and the North Pole) independently or on cruises, airplanes and balloons managed by travel companies.
KEYWORD SEARCH
Keyword search shows that there are numerous conspiracy theories about the Antartica. This Reddit post is part of a number of persistent conspiracy theories surrounding Antarctica. Why these theories are so prevalent is debatable, but a lot of people think it’s because the place is so isolated. Not a lot of people have been there, so it is a perfect breeding ground for these types of claims. Quick search proves that there are no scientific evidence nor any credible proof for any of these theories and news.
FAKE OR NOT?
Scientists are sure that the Earth is not hollow and there are no hidden worlds inside, partly because it’s much denser than the rocks found on the surface. Elites are not hiding the poles from the public and they can be seen in satellite images and visited by tourists. And life is impossible deep inside the Earth, and there is nothing ominous behind the names of the places in the Antartica.
FAKE!
