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CLAIM: A solar storm is heading toward Earth and could impact cell phone signals and cause blackouts.
THE FACTS: False claims are swirling about a possible solar storm that could hit this week, but experts are not seeing a storm in sight. Posts online began claiming Tuesday that the storm would cause massive disruption on Earth that would extend into the week. Some posts sharing the false claim referred to the supposed event as âsolar storm 2021â and shared pictures of a fiery sun.
But Bill Murtagh, program coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâs Space Weather Prediction Center, told The Associated Press that there is no solar storm predicted for this week.