Ashton Forbes: The Viral Theorist Claiming MH370 Was Teleported
Ashton Forbes claims Malaysia Airlines MH370 was teleported by the military. Discover why thousands believe this impossible theory for the missing flight.
POLICY WIRE — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Internet personality Ashton Forbes has captured significant online attention by promoting a highly implausible theory that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was not lost at sea but rather teleported by advanced military technology.
The bizarre claim has resonated with thousands of followers, granting Forbes a measure of fame for disseminating impossible narratives regarding U.S. military capabilities.
The central subject of these theories is the disappearance of MH370, which vanished on March 8, 2014, while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
At the time of the incident, the aircraft was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members before it disappeared from radar screens over the Indian Ocean.
Najib Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia during this period, officially stated that the flight ended in the Indian Ocean, though no further details were provided to explain the loss.
The incident triggered the most expensive search operation in aviation history and generated sustained global media coverage, with officials previously experiencing rare public scrutiny over the mishandling of the situation.
While debris consistent with the aircraft has been located, the origin of the wreckage and the specific circumstances of the disappearance remain subjects of intense debate.
As search efforts prepare to resume, experts distinguish between plausible theories based on evidence and wild conspiracy theories that should be rejected outright.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)