“Video showing China’s launch of the artificial sun into the sky”
What FACTLY found
As part of its plan to launch an artificial Sun, China has recently conducted a nuclear reactor test which resulted in the nuclear fusion reactor sustaining a temperature of 158 million degrees Fahrenheit (70 million degrees Celsius) for 1,056 seconds (approximately 18 minutes). This is higher than the temperature in the sun. However, this was a controlled experiment conducted in a laboratory. China did not launch the artificial Sun into orbit. The viral visuals are related to a recent rocket...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 17 January 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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