“Google, NASA, BBC, and CNN have issued warnings advising people to turn off mobile phones and electronic devices and keep them away from their bodies as cosmic rays pass closer to the Earth tonight.”
What FACTLY found
No such warning was issued by NASA, BBC, or CNN either recently or in the past. This message has been circulating on the internet since at least 2010. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) clarified that this message is a hoax when it went viral in 2019. Moreover, ISRO stated that there is no connection between the modulation of cosmic rays and the use of mobile phones
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 April 2024, 16 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.