Definitely a hoax. There is zero record that these islands ever belonged to the USA, or were even claimed by the USA. WND is wrong on this one.
That would be a first...
MS
Eh, Wrangell Island was claimed by the US in 1881, but that claim was given up long ago (and we weren’t the first to land there.) The island has been controlled by the Soviets/Russians for years.
All of these islands are very obviously on the Russian side of the Bering Strait.
Sort of comforting to see Wing Nut Daily embarrass themselves again - means the world is functioning as it should.