“When Bill Nye said “the Earth is a closed system,” he suggested space exploration is impossible.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 25 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Bill Nye said "the Earth is a closed system" while talking about the concept of throwing trash into space.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 August 2023, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CvHeONQgglU/
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