The claim
NASA confirms a giant dam shifted Earth’s axis and made days shorter.
Original review summary
NASA’s calculation was a theoretical model, not confirmation that the dam had measurably changed Earth’s rotation. The model estimated that filling the reservoir would make days slightly longer by about 0.06 microseconds and shift the rotational pole by roughly 2 centimeters—the opposite of the claim that days became shorter.[S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] Factcrescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026