As freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall moved across more than half of the United States in recent days, a fringe theory began circulating online claiming the extreme weather was artificial. Posts suggested the US government or unnamed 'powers that be' had deliberately created a winter superstorm to freeze a mythical Leviathan-like creature allegedly awakening near Virginia Beach. The claims gained traction as images of an elongated, serpentine shape in the Atlantic circulated with captions alleging a cover-up.
Some posts claimed the figure was as large as New Jersey and pointed to nearby military bases as supposed evidence of government involvement. Others suggested the storm was designed to immobilise the creature beneath ice, framing the blizzard as an intentional act rather than a natural event.
