“‘Red Mercury’ can be found in old radios and televisions”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Aug 2020.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
‘Red Mercury’ is a myth. In 2002 itself, an American official has said that there is no such thing as ‘Red Mercury’. He also said that some terrorist groups have tried to acquire the mythical ‘Red Mercury’ and have fallen prey to scams.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 August 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 26 August 2020, 13 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
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.