All of these had early signs of being complete fabrications ... but proving a negative is difficult, so the vigilant have largely stayed quiet.

Not to mention that any fake mountain seems to require at least a molehill of truth for the illusion, AND a lot of extras to push the story. So I'm inclined to believe that it's all fake, but without trusted real-time cameras and witnesses, getting verifiable truth is a real issue.

All of these had early signs of being complete fabrications ... but proving a negative is difficult, so the vigilant have largely stayed quiet.

Not to mention that any fake mountain settings to require at least a molehill of truth for the illusion, AND a lot of extras to push the story. So I'm inclined to believe that it's all fake, but without trusted real-time cameras and witnesses, getting verifiable truth is a real issue.