“Electrically charged stones discovered in Congo.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 23 Jan 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Scientists rebut that there has been any such breakthrough. Experts say that while minerals within rocks can conduct electricity, rocks cannot store it or function as batteries on their own.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 January 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 January 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CnwdCB7OPj6/
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