Black structure in an iceberg proves a lost city

Claim or proposition being examined

A viral article presented an apparent black structure inside ice as evidence of an enormous buried civilization.

Sources and what they support

Links document the record, the claim’s circulation, an assessment, or reuse terms as labeled. A source link is not automatically corroboration.

• fact-checkhttps://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/01/fact-check-no-massive-structures-or-lost-city-below-antarctica.html
• displayed image provenance; not proof of the associated claimhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/super-typhoon-bopha/
• image-specific reuse conditionshttps://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/
• documentary source for this record; not necessarily evidence supporting its claimhttps://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/01/fact-check-no-massive-structures-or-lost-city-below-antarctica.html
• documentary source for this record; not necessarily evidence supporting its claimhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/super-typhoon-bopha/

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