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Science & space fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about science & space. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

1,577 published reviews in this topic

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaScience & space

2024 අප්‍රේල් 8 වන දින උතුරු ඇමරිකානු මහද්වීපයට බලපාන පූර්ණ සූර්යග්‍රහණය, ලංකාවට දිස් වන්නේ නැහැ!

Publisher’s rating: Partly False

Fact Crescendo’s review says the April 8 total solar eclipse would be visible across parts of North America, but not in Sri Lanka. It also notes that the eclipse’s path of totality would run from Mazatlan, Mexico, to Newfoundland, Canada.

Factcrescendo ThailandScience & space

คำกล่าวอ้างว่าสุริยุปราคาเต็มดวงที่กำลังจะเกิดขึ้นในวันที่ 8 เมษายน จะไม่เกิดขึ้นอีกเป็นเวลา 375 ปี

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

The review explains that the 375-year figure refers to the average interval for a total solar eclipse at a particular location, not the interval between total solar eclipses worldwide. It says the next total eclipse visible from the contiguous United States was expected in 2044.

youturnScience & space

அணுவை கண்டுபிடித்தவர் ஆல்பிரட் நோபல். அவர் தன் பெயரிலேயே ஒரு பரிசையும் அறிவித்து சென்றுள்ளார். அது தான் உலகிலேயே உயரிய பரிசான நோபல் பரிசு – சீமான், நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி தலைமை ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர்

Publisher’s rating: False

AnnirScience & space

"في الليلة الأخيرة من شهر رمضان المبارك تحديدًا يوم 8 إبريل عام 2024 العالم على موعد مع كسوف شمسي كامل, لن نرى كسوف كامل للشمس مثل هذا لمدة 375 عامًا #منقول"

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

The review says the total eclipse on April 8, 2024 would be visible along a path through North America, with totality lasting at most 4 minutes and 28 seconds. It explains that the 375-year interval refers to an eclipse recurring over the same location, not to the frequency of total eclipses on Earth.

Factcrescendo Sri LankaScience & space

Ten-Foot-Tall Giant Skull Found In Pahiyangala Cave, Sri Lanka !

Publisher’s rating: False

The review found no credible evidence that a 10-foot-tall giant skull was discovered in Pahiyangala Cave, and says an Archaeological Department spokesman denied knowledge or evidence of such a discovery. It also reports that the image used for the claimed skull was of a medieval woman found in a Polish cemetery, described as 7 feet 2 inches tall.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaScience & space

ලංකාවේ හමුවූ බවට හුවමාරු වන යෝධ ඇටසැකිල්ලේ සහ යෝධ හිස් කබලේ ඇත්ත කතාව!

Publisher’s rating: False

The review found that the images said to show a giant skeleton and skull discovered in Sri Lanka were AI-generated, not genuine photographs. It also reports that a professor and the Department of Archaeology denied the alleged discovery and related research.