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Frederick Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole in 1908, but his assertion was met with skepticism due to a lack of verifiable evidence and inconsistencies in his accounts. The scientific community and subsequent expeditions, including Robert Peary's claim in 1909, cast doubt on Cook's achievement, as Peary's documentation and sledging techniques were more rigorously scrutinized. Ultimately, Cook's reputation suffered due to the absence of solid proof and the competitive nature of polar exploration at the time. In 1910, the National Geographic Society concluded that Cook's claims were unfounded, solidifying his exclusion from the historical narrative of polar discovery.

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