A Picture from 1898 Sparks Hilarious Theory Regarding Greta Thunberg!
A photograph that was taken 121 years ago has sparked a hilarious internet conspiracy theory that teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is a time traveler who landed in 2019 to save the Earth. The image shows three children operating in a gold mine during the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898. It was clicked by Eric Hegg in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada and is today part of the University of Washington’s Special Collections archive.
When the image appeared on Twitter, people were in shock because of the striking resemblance between the girl in the image and the Swedish teen activist who has sparked a global youth-led movement to deal with the climate crisis after staging school strik
Three children operating rocker at a gold mine on Dominion Creek, Yukon Territory, ca. 1898 pic.twitter.com/NA1yRrWRSP
— Cool History (@history2cool) November 19, 2019
One of the twitter users wrote: So ‘Greta Thunberg’ is in a photo from 120 years ago, and it’s my new favorite conspiracy. Greta’s a time traveler, from the future, and she’s here to save us,”
So, ‘Greta Thunberg’ is in a photo from 120 years ago, and it’s my new favourite conspiracy. Greta’s a time traveller, from the future, and she’s here to save us. pic.twitter.com/5ObTjPFXvk
— Jack - J.S. Strange (@JackSamStrange) November 18, 2019
Twitter users were convinced the 1898 image explained the teenager’s activism and leadership:
She is a time traveller ????@GretaThunberg
— tipbobfinn (@bob_mertens_) November 19, 2019
1898 - 2019 pic.twitter.com/FP7N3BgM2y
To those saying ‘How can she be in the past if she’s from the future?!?’ Obviously, as a time traveller, she can travel to ANY time period. She obviously tried to go back 120 years, didn’t work, and now she’s here. Obviously! ????
— Jack - J.S. Strange (@JackSamStrange) November 20, 2019
Maybe she is from the future who was sent back in time to key moments in history to stop climate change ???????? https://t.co/FH0TFlCvKm
— Kelly Edwards (@KellyEdwardsWPG) November 19, 2019
#GretaThunberg “you stole my childhood” possibly referring to the past? Maybe not. “The world is waking up, and change is coming whether you like it or not” sure sounds like something a time traveler would say... low key I think time travel has been around for a long time
— Meme Finder Chick (@Cringe42E) November 21, 2019
So what was she doing 120 years in the past!?
— Alan Baxter (@AlanBaxter) November 20, 2019
It is safe to say that @GretaThunberg must have used a solor-powered time machine to time travel. https://t.co/G8kl3Hms1o
— VARUN DAS (@das_varun99) November 20, 2019
Please Mr Spielberg buy rights to make the #GretaThunberg time travel movie we’re waiting for.
— FlaviKon (@flavikon) November 20, 2019
120-year-old photo sparks theories that climate activist & environmental heroine, @GretaThunberg , is, in fact, a 'time-travel' who has traveled thru time to save our planet! Wishing her all the best and success in her mission to save the Earth. We can use the help we can get! https://t.co/YCJ35l4irh
— Dean Friedman (@DeanFriedman) November 21, 2019