CONSPIRACY theorists have been thrown into disarray after discovering a strange feature in this 1940s photo that they say proves time travel is real.
The seaside photo shows a fleet of Brits escaping the reality of World War II with a day at the beach – but can you spot the apparent quantum leap among the sun worshipers?
You see exhausted Brits relaxing on the sands in Cornwall in September 1943, with an alleged impostor in their midst.
In the center of the image, a man in a brown suit can be seen glued to an object in his hand that looks suspiciously like a smartphone.
In addition to social media users questioning his outfit choice, they became embroiled in a fierce debate about what was on the guy’s mind.
He was quickly dubbed the “texting time traveler” after many pointed out that he looked like he was scrolling through a cell phone.
Others dismissed the ridiculous claims, insisting the man was simply rolling a cigarette.
But some continued to insist the photo taken at Towan Beach in Newquay was strong evidence “that time travel is real”.
One comment read: “Um…is it just me or is this guy checking his phone…in the 1940s?”
Another wrote: “This shows how much beachwear has changed! Jacket, tie and hat? See, that’s what they did when I was a kid in the 1950s.”
A third added: “Good catch. It is clear that the man in the photo is a time-traveling tourist checking his mobile device.
“Finally, the proof we need is that time travel is real.”
But another conspiracy buster dashed their hopes, saying: “I think that guy is rolling a cigarette!”
Other historical images have also caused a stir among believers in time travel in recent weeks.
The crazy theories about an ancient Greek tombstone started swirling after people spotted a woman using a laptop.
They claimed this was evidence that a time traveler took a portable computer back to the time the marble relief was sculpted in 100 BC.
It came after art fans were baffled by a woman “holding an iPhone” in an 1860s painting.
Another man was spotted with his thumb on what appears to be an iPhone in a 1930s mural of a scene from 17th century New England.
And Apple boss Tim Cook joked that he had found one of his company’s gadgets in a 350-year-old masterpiece in Amsterdam.