Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project Anchor" leaking online in 2024.

Social feeds are filling with breathless claims that on 8/12/26, Earth will briefly “turn off” gravity for seven seconds, thanks to a secret NASA experiment tied to a solar eclipse. The story is ...

For weeks, social feeds have been flooded with breathless warnings that Earth will briefly “turn off” gravity for seven ...

In recent weeks, a rumor claiming that Earth would “lose gravity ” for 7 seconds on August 12, 2026, has whipped up an online ...

A viral conspiracy theory suggesting that the Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds in August this year has left people ...

There's no telling what will gain traction on social media, but one conspiracy theory has gained enough traction for NASA to ...

Based on the results of our fact-checking, Tempo’s Fact-Checking Team concludes that the claim that the Earth will lose its ...

It was quite a leap. Conspiracy theorists are being brought back down to Earth after NASA scientists debunked a wild claim ...

NASA has stepped in and debunked a conspiracy theory that suggests the Earth will lose gravity in August with the space ...

Do we all need to tether ourselves on August 12?

A viral rumour predicts Earth losing gravity in 2026, but scientists say only a routine eclipse awaits. How did the claim spread, and why are experts pushing back now?

NASA officials debunked a viral rumor spread on social media recently warning of a brief loss of Earth’s gravity Aug. 12.