TEGNA's latest propo "Verify" piece for the masses

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Author: Kelly Jones

Published: 5:18 PM EDT July 5, 2022

Updated: 5:31 PM EDT July 7, 2022

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On July 5, 2022, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, restarted its machine known as a particle accelerator. The machine was restarted today after a three-year upgrade and maintenance hiatus, and will run for the next four years. The news prompted conspiracy theories to spread online, with people speculating what might happen after the machine was turned on.

Some people said turning the accelerator on would cause the Mandela effect, or the creation of false memories. Others said it could open a portal to another dimension or a black hole.

VERIFY audience member Wilson emailed to ask if CERN could open a black hole, which is an object in space so dense that light cannot escape it.

THE QUESTION

Can CERN’s particle accelerator open a cosmic black hole?

THE SOURCES

CERN

The U.S. Department of Energy

NASA

Dejan Stojkovic, PhD, a physics professor with the University of Buffalo

THE ANSWER

This is false.

No, CERN’s particle accelerator can’t create a cosmic black hole. The machine also won’t cause a shift in time or space. The machine is being used by researchers to analyze how particles work in the universe.

https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/science-verify/cern-particle-accelerator-black-hole/536-88285f3a-3a2e-46f4-8cfb-f43ef299408d

https://www.verifythis.com/

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A military rocket exploded Wednesday during the first test launch of a key component of America’s future land-based nuclear missiles.

The rocket, known as the Minotaur II+, blew up about 10 seconds after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, around 11 p.m. local time.

“There were no injuries in the explosion and the debris was contained to the immediate vicinity of the launch pad,” the base said.

Officials will investigate the cause of the mishap.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/07/07/rocket-carrying-new-nuclear-missile-component-explodes-in-late-night-test/

SAN DIEGO — Four of five former Navy officers were convicted Wednesday of conspiracy, bribery and fraud as part of the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal.

The five were the last of 34 defendants to stand trial on charges they were bought off by the Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis, who prosecutors said plied them with prostitutes, Cuban cigars and free hotel stays, among other things.

A federal jury convicted former Capts. David Newland, James Dolan and David Lausman and former Cmdr. Mario Herrera of conspiracy to commit bribery, receiving bribes, and conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The jury deadlocked and reached no verdict on charges against a fifth defendant, former Rear Adm. Bruce Loveless, the newspaper said.

The case has centered around Francis, who admitted in 2015 to offering $500,000 in bribes to Navy officers. In exchange, the officers passed him classified information and even went so far as redirecting military vessels to ports that were lucrative for his Singapore-based ship servicing company.

Prosecutors say Francis and his company overcharged the U.S. military by more than $35 million for its services.

Francis, who is scheduled to be sentenced in July, has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice since his arrest in 2013.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/06/29/four-former-navy-officers-convicted-in-fat-leonard-bribery-trial/