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Published 08:48 13 Aug 2026 GMT
A bizarre internet theory claimed that President Donald Trump stepped in to save humanity from a sudden global gravitational failure.
On August 12, podcaster Tim Pool shared a post on X asserting that Trump personally directed NASA to deploy secret technology to protect the planet from floating into space.
Pool wrote in his post: "Just got back from a meeting outside of DC. Trump instructed NASA to activate the genesis device which will create a gravity field protecting us from the degravitation that was supposed to occur at 10:33AM EST. Thank you Mr President for keeping GRAVITY."
The statement added a new layer to a viral rumor that had been circulating online for months.
The underlying rumor claimed that Earth was scheduled to lose gravity for several seconds on August 12, 2026, leading to massive global loss of life. Despite widespread attention on social media platforms, scientists and space officials confirmed that no such anomaly was possible.
The rumor gained momentum throughout the first eight months of 2026, driven by assertions that a secret NASA document named "Project Anchor" had leaked online in November 2024. According to social media posts on platforms such as Bluesky, Facebook, Threads, TikTok, and X, the agency had known about the disaster and organized covert preparations.
In March 2026, an Instagram user posted a meme reading, "On August 12, 2026, the world will lose gravity for 7 seconds. NASA knows - They're preparing but won't tell us why."
The post's caption further claimed: "In November 2024, a classified NASA document titled 'Project Anchor' allegedly leaked online. The budget: $89 billion. The objective: survival during a predicted 7-second gravitational anomaly scheduled for August 12, 2026, at 14:33 UTC." The post continued, "According to the document, gravity will disengage for 7.3 seconds. Internal projections estimate 40-60 million casualties worldwide."
Investigations into the rumor indicated that the oldest known record originated from a December 31, 2025, post on the Instagram account @mr_danya_of. The account regularly shared story posts told from varying perspectives, with much of the content appearing fictional and generated using artificial intelligence tools. While the creator claimed in separate videos to work as a Google employee, a morgue worker, a crematorium employee, a hospice worker, a psychiatrist, and a criminologist, the account became inaccessible shortly after publishing the gravity post.
The text shared by the account and copied across social media outlined a dramatic scenario: "On August 12, 2026, the world will lose gravity for 7 seconds. NASA knows. They're preparing but won't tell us why.
In November 2024, a secret NASA document titled "Project Anchor" leaked online. The project's budget is $89 billion, and its goal is to survive a 7-second gravitational anomaly expected on August 12, 2026, at 14:33 UTC.
Key facts:
• Duration: 7.3 seconds.
• Expected casualties: 40-60 million.
What will happen:
1-2 seconds: Everything not secured will rise (people, vehicles, animals).
3-4 seconds: Objects will continue to rise to 15-20 meters.
5-6 seconds: Panic and chaos will ensue as people hit ceilings.
7 seconds: Gravity returns, and everything falls from height.
Expected consequences:
• 40 million deaths from falls.
• Infrastructure destruction.
• Economic collapse lasting over 10 years.
• Mass panic.
Reason for the anomaly: The intersection of two gravitational waves from black holes, predicted in 2019 with a probability of 94.7%. NASA has known about this for five years.
What NASA is doing:
• Building underground bunkers for "essential personnel."
• Developing securing systems for buildings.
Who will get spots in the bunkers:
• Government leaders, scientists, military personnel, and "selected citizens with genetic diversity."
Why they're silent: An announcement would trigger mass panic and chaos. Better to have 40 million unprepared victims than 8 billion in a state of panic.
The leak has been ignored by the media as "conspiracy theory," but an independent physicist confirmed the intersection of gravitational waves. His paper was retracted, and he has since disappeared.
What you can do:
Follow the "civilian survival protocol":
• Stay indoors with a low ceiling.
• Lie on the floor face down.
• Hold onto something secured.
20 months until the event. NASA knows. Governments are preparing. They won't tell you."
Fact-checkers and scientific authorities thoroughly debunked the claim. Searches across Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google, Facebook, and X found no evidence of any legitimate "Project Anchor" document leaking online. While a total solar eclipse occurred on August 12, 2026, astronomers noted that eclipses have no unusual impact on gravitational forces.
A NASA spokesperson clarified the physics behind gravitational pull in an official statement: "The Earth will not lose gravity on Aug. 12, 2026. Earth's gravity, or total gravitational force, is determined by its mass. The only way for the Earth to lose gravity would be for the Earth system, the combined mass of its core, mantle, crust, ocean, terrestrial water, and atmosphere, to lose mass.
"A total solar eclipse has no unusual impact on Earth's gravity. The gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon on the Earth, which doesn't impact Earth's total gravity, but does impact tidal forces, is well understood and is predictable decades in advance."
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