Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels · Aired Aug 25, 2026
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A recent scan of the landform on Mount Ararat revealed tunnels suggesting it is a man-made object.
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The Noah's Ark Scans team, led by Andrew Jones, reports radar data showing tunnel-like features inside the Durupinar formation near Mount Ararat, and argues the structure is man-made. Independent scientists have not verified those findings, the team has not physically entered the passage, and many geologists say the formation is natural. The claim is a fair summary of the team's position, but presenting it as what the scan suggests leaves out that dispute. Falsifier: peer-reviewed confirmation of the tunnels by independent researchers, or an excavation showing human construction, would move this toward true, while an independent geological study confirming a natural origin would move it toward false.
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Is it true that a recent scan of the landform on Mount Ararat revealed tunnels suggesting it is a man-made object?
It leaves out the other side. The Noah's Ark Scans team, led by Andrew Jones, reports radar data showing tunnel-like features inside the Durupinar formation near Mount Ararat, and argues the structure is man-made. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels, aired Aug 25, 2026, at 2:28:15. The supporting source is ibtimes.co.uk, linked below.
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