(X Screengrab/@SirajAHashmi)
Below is a side-by-side comparison of the map shared on X and a screenshot of the Mediterranean Sea taken from Google Earth. Most noticeable is the “boot” of Italy central in both images.
(Screengrab X/@SirajAHashmi and Google Earth)
Besides Snopes, other fact-checking organizations that have debunked the meme include USA Today, FactCheck.org, and AP News.
Sources
Bret Drager The Mediterranean Sea of America – Google Search. https://www.google.com/search?q=Bret+Drager+The+Mediterranean+Sea+of+America&oq=Bret+Drager+The+Mediterranean+Sea+of+America&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTc0OTdqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8. Accessed 11 July 2024.
Evon, Dan. “Snopes Tips: A Guide To Performing Reverse Image Searches.” Snopes, 22 Mar. 2022, https://www.snopes.com//articles/400681/how-to-perform-reverse-image-searches/.
Google Lens. https://lens.google.com/search?ep=cnts&re=df&s=4&p=AbrfA8ruyjhG6d7FBcA5gSho5FYyvjCOHJA9_qV7E3QCv9fB8v4o-X73dtgLSsJiFUWUMIiy9jZr5vwKPO44_loZsGUg6NG_Ljo8Gza-P2OO53DWhhCBCSshM7cK6zSImblGrxOUgnnxYhtwi9aVhYG-srb8rNF0riiy_0ewqmnBh8idl9y3Z3Gbo03TBPW125NqAWucnI8wOZBrJSao1-KPUVejGP02dpD8uwTUyT_hosX2n4-CPzHxsO-nfSchUT8yqXWwoCeu85hienbJuUKoJWKNJpU2_4RuekrRC2zF5rGeKc4jVWwbT0VeKbW11PM%3D#lns=W251bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsIkVrY0tKRGhrWmpFMk4yTTNMV0l3TWpndE5EaGxaaTA0TVdVM0xUbGlNR1EwT0RZeU5EZGxZeElmZHpaSE1sUXhTVUkwVWsxVlVVVjFlRFl4WHpJd1dFRTRhRWh2TTBOb2F3PT0iLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsbnVsbCxudWxsLG51bGwsWyI1ZGMwNDliMS01MDU4LTRjZDItOTY4MS05MTI3NGM3NWEyMjgiXV0=. Accessed 11 July 2024.
“Map Shows Mediterranean Sea on U.S., Not Climate Change Impact.” AP News, 9 July 2022, https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-map-climate-change-Mediterranean-sea-129553418056.
Sadeghi, McKenzie. “Fact Check: Posts Falsely Claim to Show US Map in 30 Years If Climate Change Isn’t Addressed.” USA TODAY, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/28/fact-check-viral-image-shows-mediterranean-sea-map-us/6181417001/. Accessed 11 July 2024.
“The Mediterranean Sea of America.” DRAGER ARCHITECTURE, 4 Feb. 2014, https://www.dragerarchitecture.com/blog/2014/02/the-mediterranean-sea-of-america.html.
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