“Aurora borealis sightings a “fabricated light show” created by a HAARP experiment.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 11 May 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth over several days beginning May 10, allowing the aurora borealis to be viewed much further south than normal. It was not related to a HAARP experiment.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 May 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 May 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/informedmothersgigi/posts/pfbid02gi3sy67kDPSn87nbnkGRid3ZjHyU5rC…
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