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“Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead.”
Social media posts in a Facebook post. Claim dated 14 May 2019.
FactStream rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 14 May 2019. FactStream (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 May 2019, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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