Images of Gilbert Hill, a black basalt rock structure in Mumbai, India, are described falsely online as an ancient tree stump. “Huge old world tree stump, in modern day Mumbai” read posts on Facebook (here) and messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter (here) sharing images of Gilbert Hill. Conspiracy theories have tied narratives of giant trees with an idea that the Earth is flat and “real” trees no longer exist (here). Reuters has previously fact-checked similar claims about Devils Tower, a basalt rock formation in Wyoming (here) and (here). Gilbert Hill in Mumbai is a basalt rock structure, not the stump of an ancient giant tree.

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Persons: Gilbert Hill, Read Organizations: Facebook, Survey, Reuters, Devils Locations: Mumbai, India, U.S, Gilbert, Wyoming