Sorry, but that 'sea monster' on Google Maps is just a rock

A ‘sea monster’ has been caught on Google Maps, speculates a Facebook video with over a million views. The clip, which originally appeared on conspiracy theory-loving YouTube channel Wowforreeel, combines spooky music with photos a visual abnormality that on-screen text posits could be a sea monster, like the mythical Kraken. The Facebook page for television network RT takes things further, disingenuously proposing the frigid find could be an underwater UFO. Of course, the object is neither. It’s just a rock.

Sail Rock is located at 63° 2'56.73"S 60°57'32.38"W — just north of mainland Antartica and southwest of Deception Island. Andrew David Thaler of Southern Fried Science uses a nautical chart to prove the 30-meter tall edifice is...