Fake NASA 'Project Anchor' Claim Says Gravity Will Fail for 7 Seconds
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Updated · stettlerindependent.com · Aug 5
Fake NASA 'Project Anchor' Claim Says Gravity Will Fail for 7 Seconds
3 articles · Updated · stettlerindependent.com · Aug 5
Summary
A viral social-media hoax claims NASA’s “Project Anchor” will make Earth’s gravity switch off for seven seconds on Aug. 12 or 13.
The fabricated documents say NASA, the European Space Agency and the United Nations are spending $89.4 billion on electromagnets under tectonic plates and “gravity boots” for elites.
The rumor has spread because the papers look official, give a precise date and piggyback on a real Aug. 12 solar eclipse visible over parts of Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain.
Physics does not support the claim: gravity is tied to mass and would not simply shut off, while black-hole waves strong enough to affect Earth would be catastrophic.
The episode underscores how TikTok and Instagram algorithms can amplify pseudoscience and how weak scientific literacy leaves audiences vulnerable to elaborate falsehoods.