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Serpents Gate wave generator
misidentified footageEvidence status
Video shows Greenland glacier calving, not an Antarctic device.
Editorial assessment of this proposition; not a numeric confidence score.
Claim or proposition being examined
A secret machine generates waves to repel boats from an Antarctic entrance.
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.
Landsat 8 view of Jakobshavn Glacier, GREENLAND, on 9 May 2014. The paired May/June observations show the calving front changing after ice broke away. Comparative natural-process context, not the viral boat video, its exact location, or an Antarctic wave machine.
NASA Earth Observatory / Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon; USGS Landsat data. Full frame retained; proportionally resized if needed.
Retain both dates and source labels; no claim that this observed event is the event in the viral video. These images show calving-related front change, not waves themselves.
Image source record · Reuse terms
Image rights and evidence limits
NASA factual informational/editorial imagery reuse; exact NASA/USGS image credit checked.
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://prod-ss.aap.com.au/factcheck/no-video-doesnt-show-giant-wave-generator-in-the-antarctic/
- image reproduction provenance; not proof of a linked interpretationhttps://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/retreat-of-jakobshavn-glacier-greenland-83837/
- image reuse conditionshttps://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/
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