Conspiracy Debunked Astronomy
BUSTED Comprehensively false

Meteorite strikes on Earth are extremely common

Meteorite strikes are rare; most burn up in atmosphere

✗ The myth everyone repeats

Meteorites strike Earth constantly and pose high injury risk.

✓ What is actually true

Most meteorites burn up entering atmosphere. Actually reaching ground is rare. Death by meteorite is extraordinarily rare, no confirmed deaths from meteorite impact exist.

Believed 1900โ€“2020
Year Revised 2010
Why Changed Oversimplification
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

5/10
6/10
The receipts 2 sources
  1. Meteorite Impact RatePRIMARY
  2. Atmospheric EntryREFERENCE

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