Power, access & secrecy
Ventusky Antarctic blob
data misinterpretationEvidence status
Forecast provider identified a model error; circulated flooding footage predates the event.
Editorial assessment of this proposition; not a numeric confidence score.
Claim or proposition being examined
A departing UFO or Atlantean object created enormous waves toward Africa.
Limitations
Source demonstrates circulation of the claim, not its truth; independently authenticated evidence is required.
Catalog review date reported: 2026-10-28. This is inherited catalog metadata, not a new verification of the linked source.
The actual wave-model image attached to Ventusky’s 12 April 2024 correction. Its display reads 11 April 2024, 11:00 (UTC+02:00). Ventusky identified the enormous waves near Africa as a model error subsequently corrected by its provider—not an observed wave, UFO, or object emerging from Antarctica.
Ventusky / InMeteo, wave visualization published in Ventusky’s official correction of 12 April 2024. Image redistribution permitted with source under Ventusky About terms. Data provider identified by Ventusky: DWD.
Exact official-post image verified through X syndication metadata, linked directly by the Ventusky moderator in its official support forum. Preserve timestamp, wave-height scale and logo. The visualization is erroneous model output, not satellite photography or an observed ocean event.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
Ventusky expressly permits images from its application to be freely redistributed with source. Not a Creative Commons license; retain attribution and source.
Image existence does not prove a linked claim. Consult image-specific captions and reuse conditions.
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.
- claim documentation and/or assessmenthttps://politifact.com/factchecks/2024/apr/16/facebook-posts/erroneous-forecast-of-85-foot-waves-was-caused-by/
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://x.com/Ventuskycom/status/1778685829642142152
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.ventusky.com/about
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