Man Claims CIA Sent Him to 2118
Alexander Smith says a 1981 CIA experiment transported him forward in time, a claim with virtually no credible supporting evidence.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Physics
In a video posted to the ApexTV YouTube channel, Alexander Smith, wearing a latex mask, claimed he was sent to the year 2118 through CIA experiments conducted in 1981. He also predicted World War Three will occur within the next hundred years.
Why it matters
The claims concern time travel and a future global conflict, but there is virtually no credible evidence supporting them. A physicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara noted that time travel does not violate established scientific principles, while the specific allegations remain unverified.
The only quantitative claims come from Smith himself: 1981 as the year of the alleged experiments and 2118 as his claimed destination. The statements are not supported by any documented evidence in the source material.
The players
Alexander Smith
A individual who appeared on the ApexTV YouTube channel claiming to have traveled to the year 2118.
ApexTV
A YouTube channel that hosted Smith's video presenting his time-travel claims.
Gary Horowitz
A physicist at the University of California, Santa Barbara who said time travel does not violate established scientific principles.
The details
Smith appeared on the ApexTV YouTube channel wearing a humanoid latex mask and showed a photograph he said was taken in 2118. He said he chose to share his account because knowing about coming changes benefits humanity, and he described a future of vast sprawling cities, AI robots, extraterrestrial beings, and flying vehicles, with borders becoming meaningless.
Timeline
1981: Smith says CIA experiments transported him forward in time.
2118: The year Smith says he was transported to.
Within the next hundred years: Smith predicts World War Three.
Historical Context
Einstein's special relativity permits forward time travel through time dilation, as confirmed by atomic clock experiments, but no physical mechanism has been demonstrated for transporting a person decades ahead. Smith's account of CIA experiments remains an unverified personal claim outside that established framework.
Readers should treat the claim as unverified personal testimony rather than established fact. The story illustrates how easily speculative videos about time travel can circulate without independent evidence.
The takeaway
Claims of time travel and future conflict circulated online should be checked against independent evidence before being accepted. Established physics allows only specific forms of time dilation, and no verified method exists for the transport Smith describes.
Further reading
Explore more fringe and speculative claims in our Physics coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Daily Star.
