“NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 10 Dec 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The NASA study investigated how plants removed toxins in a sealed chamber. Researchers did not study humans living in sealed chambers with plants.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 December 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2021, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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