“Solar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 22 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Two solar flares occurred hours before a temporary outage disrupted AT&T cellphone customers’ service Feb. 22, but the two events were not connected. AT&T said the outage was caused by technical issues.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 March 2024, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3qJnIAOFPi/
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3p6lmMO_TN/
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