Published 16:44 IST, December 17th 2020
Fact check: Did NASA confirm that the Earth is going dark in December due to solar storms?
Fact check report about a rumour that claims NASA has reported about a solar storm. Know why people are searching about the Earth going dark in December.
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A few days ago, some websites were seen to claim that according to NASA, Earth would be going dark in December. Some websites also specified dates as December 16 to December 22 as days when Earth would go dark and t receive light from Sun. One such article was written on a buzz website called Daily Buzz Live. article stated that "Earth Will Go Dark For 6 Days In December 2020". Re on to kw more about why people are searching about possibility of Earth going Dark in December. Below is a fact check report on same.
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Fact Check
- re is official anuncement me by NASA about Earth going dark in se 6 days.
- article on Daily Buzz Live which h shared a link of NASA ministrator Charles Bolden asking people to be prepared for upcoming 'attacks' was also linked on buzz article. However, Charles Bolden was actually talking about a family preparedness program in video. He was preaching citizens of world to make sure that y and ir families are prepared during any sort of emergency situation that may approach us and also make sure that ir entire family is prepared to face any sort of calamity in those emergency conditions. For unversed, Bodlen is longer NASA ministrator as article claims as he h resigned in January 2017.
- Even Facebook has marked FB post as False information, after being tagged by many Facebook users.
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- X22 Report on Twitter is an account that covers news on ecomy, political and geopolitical issues. Some users even sent ir queries regarding Earth going dark news to him to do a fact check on same as well.
- In 2014, an article in Independent website stated that “Nasa Confirms Earth Will Experience 6 Days of Total Darkness in December 2014!” is a hoax as well. A similar kind of story was circulated in 2014 as well, which claimed that solar storm would cause "dust and debris to become plentiful and thus block 90% sunlight”. That time story was shared by Huzlers.com. y h also used Bolden's video to claim that he was encouraging people to be prepared for an emergency attack. same rumour h even spre in 2012, when NASA h to debunk stories at that time too.
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- Regarding solar storm reports, re is specific news from NASA against same as well. However, NASA shared an im of Hubble’s “newest view of Neptune” on December 16. US ncy took to Instagram to share an im of a giant storm in Neptune near top centre of planet, that is wider than Atlantic Ocean.
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Google Trends
Recently on December 14th when Earth experienced its last solar eclipse of year, hoax about NASA reporting of solar storm and Earth going dark in December started to circulate. During Solar Eclipse, Moon casts a show on Earth, but it doesn't make whole Earth go dark. trends can even be checked on Google Trends on December 14th when highest number of people were searching about Earth going dark in December news. buzz later slowed down.
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16:44 IST, December 17th 2020