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First it was Area 51, now

it's the Bermuda Triangle!

More than 40,000

conspiracy theorists join

new plan to storm the

mysterious region because

'it can't swallow all of us'

By Andrew Court and Rod Ardehali

More than 40,000 people say they're ready to
descend upon the Bermuda Triangle in order to
learn more about the mysterious region.
Facebook user Anthony Dominick
Carnovale has created an event titled 'Storm The
Bermuda Triangle, It Can't Swallow Us All', and
it's quickly captured public interest in the six
days since its been set up. NPR under they pseudonym 'Val', insisting the that the base is a secret intelligence hub when
It comes in the wake of a similar 'Storm Facebook page was only 'satirical.' the CIA released an official history of the U-2
Area 51' event, in which more than 1.6 million 'I just thought it would be a funny idea and OXCART projects, along with aerial photos
Facebook users expressed interest in raiding the for the meme page,' Val said via Facebook of the site.
classified Air Force base to uncover evidence of Messenger. NTTR experienced a rare security breach
extraterrestrial life. 'And it just took off like wildfire. It's in January when an unidentified male sped
But while plans for the Area 51
entirely satirical though, and most people seem through a checkpoint at the entrance.
festivities have now been unveiled as a 'joke' by to understand that.' Guards and Nye County police chased
organizers, Carnovale says he's serious about 'Area 51' is the popular moniker for the him at high-speed for about eight miles before
bringing people to Bermuda. Nevada Test and Training Range, where the US he came to a stop and exited his vehicle.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help Air Force has tested top-secret aircraft since the He began advancing toward officers with
fund the event, which has been scheduled for 1950s. an 'unknown cylindrical object' in hand and did
October 1 and already has 18,000 listed as Famous machines developed there not heed verbal warnings to stop, so security
'attending'. include the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes officials were forced to open fire.
Carnovale told Fox 11 that he will and the F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
'provide boats and scuba gear' for the festivities,
Conspiracy theorists claim the base was
and that it will feature 'live music, used to research an alleged crashed alien
entertainment, [and a ] beach party'. spacecraft at Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. How Lying Works
'I'm contractually obligated to only use Roberts said his prank was inspired by
the money for the event. If I somehow can't, I podcaster Joe Rogan's recent interview with Bob Continued from Page 82
have to give everyone their money back,' Lazar, the man who claims he worked at Area
Carnovale told the news network, insisting he 51, reverse-engineering alien technology from Signs of Deception
was serious about holding the festival. one such flying saucer.
However, so far, just $10 of a desired Lazar's claims were first publicized by There is no single telltale sign of lying, but
$75,000 has been raised. rather a constellation of possible signs that may
KLAS TV in 1989. Most recently he was the
It comes just 24 hours after the organizer subject of the 2018 film Bob Lazar: Area 51 & "leak" from the liar during the act. We'll discuss
of the 'Storm Area 51' event went public and Flying Saucers by conspiracy theory both verbal and nonverbal signs of lying in this
revealed his event was originally organized as a documentary-maker Jeremy Corbell. section.
joke. A company called Area15, which First, we'll examine some nonverbal
On Wednesday, Matty Roberts, who did operates a shopping mall in the area and runs signs of lying. One sign that escapes most
not reveal his age or home town, told Nevada's live immersive experiences, was planning to people is the flashing of a microexpression.
KLAS-TV via video call he was amazed at how livestream the assault on the 'top-secret' military Microexpressions are superquick expressions
his hoax took off. base after its bosses' curiosity was piqued. that cross over people's faces against their will
'I posted it on like June 27th and it was and without their awareness. These provide a
Despite the fun nature of the event, a
kind of a joke,' Roberts said. spokesperson for the US military warned off true look at their honest feelings about a matter.
'And then it waited for like three days would-be UFO raiders. While most people aren't looking for such clues,
and like 40 people, and then it just completely A spokesperson told the DailyMail.com: a good many of us detect them without knowing
took off, out of nowhere. It's pretty wild.' '[Area 51] is an open training range for the US what just happened. The information we glean -
Roberts said he had decided to come Air Force, and we would discourage anyone - detecting a millisecond-long look of anger in
forward out of fear the FBI would come to from trying to come into the area where we train the middle of a smile -- is often chalked up to
question him over the joke after millions of UFO American armed forces. intuition or a "gut feeling." If your "gut" is
conspiracy theory fans signed up to invade the 'The US Air Force always stands ready to telling you something isn't quite right with a
top-secret US Air Force base. person, you very well may have detected a
protect America and its assets.'
'I was like, the FBI is going to show up The last known person who went hunting microexpression on that person's face that
at my house and it got a little spooky from there,' for aliens at Area 51 was shot dead by guards doesn't mesh with what he or she is saying.
he said. back in January. Another nonverbal sign of lying is a
More than 1.5 million people had signed What takes place inside the heavy-duty forced smile, which generally involves only the
up as 'going' to the 'Storm Area 51, They Can't fence at Area 51 has remained a mystery to muscles of the mouth and not the rest of the face.
Stop All of Us' Facebook event scheduled for anyone without high-level security clearance, A sign of deception is a smile or other gesture -
September 20, with another 1.1 million save for a few photos taken illegally by curious - such as nodding "yes" during a denial -- that
'interested.' conspiracy theorists. contradicts what is being said.
On Monday Roberts contacted news site (Continued on page 85)
In 2013 the US government admitted