Claim: An Antarctic research facility completed in 2010 has been used by US and international scientists to study subatomic particles from space, but claims on social media that it used directed energy weapons and caused a major 2011 earthquake are false. Researchers say the facility -- known as the IceCube -- has a network of optical sensors designed to detect neutrinos for basic science, and a defense expert said it lacks the capacity to produce energy capable of penetrating the Earth.
Fact-check: Antarctic research facility does not produce energy weapons
Verdict: antarctic research facility does not produce energy weapons
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Rob Lever
Date published: 2024-02-21T20:54:00