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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

Deutsche Presse-AgenturScience & space

This Video shows the Nile.

Publisher’s rating: Falsch. Die Aufnahme zeigt die Laguna Roja. Dabei handelt es sich um ein Gewässer im Norden Chiles. Für eine Verfärbung des Nilwassers gibt es keine Hinweise.

The video does not show the Nile; the review identifies the location as Laguna Roja in northern Chile. It reports that the landscape in the clip matches the Chilean lagoon and that there is no evidence of a red discoloration of the Nile.

Vera FilesScience & space

There is a solar superstorm would cause a global internet outage that would last for months

Publisher’s rating: No Basis

Related reporting describes serious possible effects of an extreme solar storm, but the supplied excerpts do not substantiate the specific prediction of a global internet outage lasting months. One report says a Carrington-scale event could damage satellites and cause power cuts, and lists “paralysis of the Internet” among possible consequences. It gives no duration for any internet disruption, however, and does not say that the entire world’s internet would be unavailable. Other excerpts describe related but distinct risks. A report on simulations says a storm on the scale of the 1859 Carrington Event could threaten satellites: solar radiation could disable some spacecraft, and the resulting atmospheric expansion could increase satellite drag. Another discusses the possibility of damage to electrical grids across continents. Those findings concern satellites and power infrastructure; they do not establish months-long global internet failure. The supplied excerpts therefore support the narrower point that an extreme solar storm could pose serious risks to satellites, power systems, and internet services. They do not provide evidence for the claim’s specific global scope or months-long duration.