“The Vatican owns a telescope called Lucifer.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Nov 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Vatican doesn’t own any telescope or instrument named Lucifer. That nickname was briefly given to a piece of equipment at the same observatory site that’s owned and operated by several institutions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 November 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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