{"id":28263,"date":"2020-02-21T14:05:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=28263"},"modified":"2020-02-21T14:06:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T19:06:08","slug":"standing-broom-sweeps-media-reality-or-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2020\/02\/21\/standing-broom-sweeps-media-reality-or-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Broom Sweeps Media: Reality or Hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Twitter was set ablaze over the latest viral challenge focused around balancing a broomstick. People all over the world have flooded Twitter along with other social media outlets with posts of them balancing a broomstick in an attempt to demonstrate a unique gravitational pull that allegedly occurred on Feb. 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe challenge especially gained traction when Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikaiylaaaaa\/status\/1226959129157259266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1226959129157259266&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.insider.com%2Fthe-viral-broom-challenge-was-debunked-over-faulty-science-2020-2\">mikailaaaaa<\/a> wrote \u201cOkay so NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull&#8230;I didn\u2019t believe it at first but OMG!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Okay so NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull&#8230;I didn\u2019t believe it at first but OMG! \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M0HCeemyGt\">pic.twitter.com\/M0HCeemyGt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; mk (@m_brinae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/m_brinae\/status\/1226959129157259266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>The tweet that started it all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe tweet gained over 250,000 likes despite zero confirmation from NASA of an unusual gravitational pull. Nonetheless, #broomchallenge has been trending worldwide with thousands of people posting videos and pictures of their house brooms standing up. But is this really due to a surreal gravitational pull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This social media craze finally caught the attention of NASA, who released a statement emailed to insider debunking the myth.&nbsp; &#8220;While this hoax was harmless, it also shows why it&#8217;s important for all of us to do some fact-checking and research &#8211; including checking in with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">@NASA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">NASA.gov<\/a> for real science fun facts &#8211; before jumping into the latest viral craze.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencealert.com\/nasa-video-explains-why-twitter-s-viral-broom-challenge-is-a-hoax\">NASA continued to set the record straight by taking to Twitter the day after the supposed phenomenon<\/a>. A video of NASA scientist Sara Noble and Astronaut Alvin Drew was posted, demonstrating how &#8220;basic physics works every day of the year &#8211; not just February 10th.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"289\" data-attachment-id=\"28267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2020\/02\/21\/standing-broom-sweeps-media-reality-or-hoax\/attachment\/nasa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NASA.png\" data-orig-size=\"559,289\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NASA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NASA-300x155.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NASA.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NASA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NASA.png 559w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NASA-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><figcaption>(Source: Twitter\/NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Within an hour, the tweet received roughly 4000 likes. Not quite as impressive as the original trend-setting tweet but still a rather noteworthy example of how quickly misinformation can spread via social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is another social media hoax that exemplifies how quickly pseudoscience and false claims can go viral,&#8221; NASA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Samuel J. Claude<br><\/strong>Managing Editor <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter was set ablaze over the latest viral challenge focused around balancing a broomstick. People all over the world have flooded Twitter along with other social media outlets with posts of them balancing a broomstick in an attempt to demonstrate a unique gravitational pull that allegedly occurred on Feb. 10th. 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