Fact Check: Posts claim Earth will 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026. NASA pulls us back to reality
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"Fact Check: Posts claim Earth will 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026. NASA pulls us back to reality" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 17 articles from 16 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include NewsNation, People.com, KCRA and Newsweek. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (17)
- If Earth temporarily lost gravity, what would happen? NewsNation · 95d ago
- NASA Debunks Viral Conspiracy About Earth Losing Gravity and Secret Billion-Dollar ‘Project’ to Help Humans Survive People.com · 95d ago
- No, Earth will not lose gravity for seven seconds KCRA · 95d ago
- ‘Project Anchor’ Theory Explained: NASA Denies Gravity Will be Switched Off Newsweek · 95d ago
- There's A Rumor Earth Will Lose Gravity For 7 Seconds On August 12, 2026, Killing Millions Of People IFLScience · 95d ago
- NASA debunks viral claims Earth will lose gravity this week yahoo.com · 97d ago
- NASA assures humanity Earth’s gravity will not disappear this week after insane conspiracy theories ran rampant New York Post · 97d ago
- Viral hoax claimed 40 million deaths upday News · 97d ago
- What time would Earth lose gravity on Aug. 12? NASA debunks viral claim Bergen Record · 97d ago
- Will Louisiana Suddenly Lose Gravity on August 12? Here’s the Truth 973thedawg.com · 97d ago
- Solar eclipse to 'kill 40 million in seven second doomsday horror', wild theory claims Daily Star · 97d ago
- What will happen on August 12? modern.az · 97d ago
- What is Project Anchor? NASA rejects claim we'll lose gravity this week Bergen Record · 97d ago
- Will Louisiana Suddenly Lose Gravity on August 12? Here’s the Truth 107 JAMZ · 97d ago
- SABO: When absurdity goes viral, the real threat is our willingness to believe it The Stettler Independent · 97d ago
- Weight, what? Will South Africans lose gravity for seven seconds next Wednesday? News24 · 97d ago
- Fact Check: Posts claim Earth will 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026. NASA pulls us back to reality Yahoo · 97d ago
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