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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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 86d ago.
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Coverage (17)
- If Earth temporarily lost gravity, what would happen? NewsNation · 88d ago
- NASA Debunks Viral Conspiracy About Earth Losing Gravity and Secret Billion-Dollar ‘Project’ to Help Humans Survive People.com · 88d ago
- No, Earth will not lose gravity for seven seconds KCRA · 88d ago
- ‘Project Anchor’ Theory Explained: NASA Denies Gravity Will be Switched Off Newsweek · 88d ago
- There's A Rumor Earth Will Lose Gravity For 7 Seconds On August 12, 2026, Killing Millions Of People IFLScience · 89d ago
- NASA debunks viral claims Earth will lose gravity this week yahoo.com · 90d ago
- NASA assures humanity Earth’s gravity will not disappear this week after insane conspiracy theories ran rampant New York Post · 90d ago
- Viral hoax claimed 40 million deaths upday News · 90d ago
- What time would Earth lose gravity on Aug. 12? NASA debunks viral claim Bergen Record · 90d ago
- Will Louisiana Suddenly Lose Gravity on August 12? Here’s the Truth 973thedawg.com · 90d ago
- Solar eclipse to 'kill 40 million in seven second doomsday horror', wild theory claims Daily Star · 90d ago
- What will happen on August 12? modern.az · 90d ago
- What is Project Anchor? NASA rejects claim we'll lose gravity this week Bergen Record · 90d ago
- Will Louisiana Suddenly Lose Gravity on August 12? Here’s the Truth 107 JAMZ · 90d ago
- SABO: When absurdity goes viral, the real threat is our willingness to believe it The Stettler Independent · 90d ago
- Weight, what? Will South Africans lose gravity for seven seconds next Wednesday? News24 · 90d ago
- Fact Check: Posts claim Earth will 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026. NASA pulls us back to reality Yahoo · 90d ago
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