{"id":5595,"date":"2023-02-08T07:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=5595"},"modified":"2023-02-09T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T13:44:34","slug":"no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5597\" width=\"728\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image.jpeg 973w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we are all aware, Africa is blessed with mineral resources. But have you ever heard about the rocks which store and produce electricity? A video circulating in social media stating that the video depicts the electrically charged pieces of rocks found in Congo in January 2023 illuminates a bulb. And they claim it as a groundbreaking discovery. The video is being spread on social media with mixed reactions. This is our investigation into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media Posts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral social media posts depict a person holding a shiny rock that appears to produce electricity and illuminates a small light connected to it by wires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBREAKING NEWS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Democratic Republic of Congo has discovered a mountain that is full of electric rocks. A gram lights a bulb for over 72 hours. A kilo of such a rock is said to have the power to light a 2-bedroom house for at least 2 months. What a discovery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Africa is indeed blessed with great mineral resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=14577405&amp;shareKey=d78861fbb0f03eee46cd41c98340b25d\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/townhallgist\/videos\/1664282637323825\/\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These videos went viral on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5596\" width=\"441\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-17.png 513w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-17-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We decided to do a fact-check on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fact Check<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We searched on well-known scientific websites, blogs, etc., to see whether there had been any discoveries over the rocks that can store electricity. Unfortunately, however, we could not able to find any such sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It`s well-known that rocks with suitable mineral percentages can conduct electricity. More details about it can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/gpg.geosci.xyz\/content\/physical_properties\/physical_properties_conductivity.html#:~:text=Conductivities%20of%20Common%20Rocks,-A%20chart%20showing&amp;text=Massive%20sulphides%20and%20graphite%2Dbearing,unweathered%20igneous%20and%20metamorphic%20rocks.\">here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/RcvH7\">Archived<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we noticed in the video that when two such rock pieces collide, it generates sparkings. So, we searched about the possibilities for that. Some rocks with chemical compounds can engage in such effects. One famous rock type is Pyrite. Details about it can be taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockngem.com\/examining-pyrite-iron-and-flint-the-fire-makers\/#:~:text=Pyrite's%20Role%20in%20the%20Firing%20Process&amp;text=Now%20exposed%20to%20atmospheric%20oxygen,occurs%20in%20flint%2Dsteel%20percussion.\">here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/yxjQa\">Archived<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a video of how sparks happen when Pyrites pieces collide with each other or with metals and also depicts how fires are created using Pyrites. And, yes, we don`t know whether the mineral in the viral video is Pyrite, but the processes are likely similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Prehistoric Survival: Making fire with Flint and Pyrite!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IANv-Xzn0Gs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts who expressed their views to the AP news agency said that the rock pieces could be Pyrites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts said it\u2019s unclear exactly how the light in the video is being powered, but all agreed rocks alone can\u2019t hold a charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike batteries, Rocks cannot release electricity on their own because they lack a chemical reaction that releases electrons and allows the electrons to flow, Simon&nbsp; Jowitt, an associate professor of economic geology, explained to AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no reactive chemical capacity in a rock that you would get in a battery,\u201d Jowitt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yaoguo Li, a professor of geophysics at the Colorado School of Mines, said of the notion to the AP&nbsp; that rocks can store electricity: \u201cWe don\u2019t know of any mechanism, thus far, that supports that kind of phenomenon.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally-occurring rocks typically lack all the necessary components of batteries, such as both positive and negative electrodes, said Yuzhang Li, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, who spoke to the Associated Press(AFP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s any new physics being discovered here, and I would doubt that the rock alone is generating some kind of voltage.\u201d, said&nbsp; Li to the AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Associated Press also inquired from Benjamin Hallett, a geology lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He guessed the person holding the rock in the video might also have a battery. The story of Associated Press can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fact-check-congo-rocks-electricity-633884997540\">here<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/rqwYt\">Archived<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If such groundbreaking discoveries had happened, the international media and science forums would have been filled with news like those. But, unfortunately, we could not identify any such trend in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leadstories.com\/hoax-alert\/2023\/01\/fact-check-no-electrically-charged-rocks-discovered-in-congo.html\">Lead Stories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2023\/01\/30\/fact-check-false-claim-rocks-electric-charge-found-congo\/11129541002\/\">USA Today<\/a> also did fact-check stories about this. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/yXt4A\">Archived<\/a> &amp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/fIBw1\"> Archived<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us and stay up to date with our latest fact checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/factcrescendosl\/\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/factcrescendosl\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factcrescendo_sl\/\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMODMpgswyNe-Aw\">Google News<\/a>&nbsp;|<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@factcrescendosl\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Explainer.png\n\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong> By:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kalana Krishantha<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> Explainer <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we are all aware, Africa is blessed with mineral resources. But have you ever heard about the rocks which store and produce electricity? A video circulating in social media stating that the video depicts the electrically charged pieces of rocks found in Congo in January 2023 illuminates a bulb. And they claim it as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[362,53],"tags":[1559,1558,1561,1560],"class_list":["post-5595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explainer","category-international","tag-congo","tag-electricity","tag-pyrite","tag-rocks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As we are all aware, Africa is blessed with mineral resources. But have you ever heard about the rocks which store and produce electricity? A video circulating in social media stating that the video depicts the electrically charged pieces of rocks found in Congo in January 2023 illuminates a bulb. And they claim it as [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-08T07:04:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-09T13:44:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"622\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kalana Krishantha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kalana Krishantha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kalana Krishantha\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/89e2b8eb8dfc3052c9ff8801aee35edc\"},\"headline\":\"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-08T07:04:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-09T13:44:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\"},\"wordCount\":684,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Congo\",\"Electricity\",\"Pyrite\",\"Rocks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Explainer\",\"International\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\",\"name\":\"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-08T07:04:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-09T13:44:34+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png\",\"width\":622,\"height\":420},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/\",\"name\":\"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\",\"description\":\"The Fact Behind Every News!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Logo-For-Wbsite-e1731583730815.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Logo-For-Wbsite-e1731583730815.png\",\"width\":320,\"height\":89,\"caption\":\"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/89e2b8eb8dfc3052c9ff8801aee35edc\",\"name\":\"Kalana Krishantha\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b5942df1ef81971766ffb54859bdb3655a72b975163e3cf8c15ebfa42434b3b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b5942df1ef81971766ffb54859bdb3655a72b975163e3cf8c15ebfa42434b3b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kalana Krishantha\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/author\/kalana-krishna\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","og_description":"As we are all aware, Africa is blessed with mineral resources. But have you ever heard about the rocks which store and produce electricity? A video circulating in social media stating that the video depicts the electrically charged pieces of rocks found in Congo in January 2023 illuminates a bulb. And they claim it as [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/","og_site_name":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","article_published_time":"2023-02-08T07:04:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-09T13:44:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":622,"height":420,"url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Kalana Krishantha","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kalana Krishantha","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/"},"author":{"name":"Kalana Krishantha","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/89e2b8eb8dfc3052c9ff8801aee35edc"},"headline":"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts","datePublished":"2023-02-08T07:04:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-09T13:44:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/"},"wordCount":684,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png","keywords":["Congo","Electricity","Pyrite","Rocks"],"articleSection":["Explainer","International"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/","url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/","name":"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png","datePublished":"2023-02-08T07:04:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-09T13:44:34+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png","width":622,"height":420},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/no-sufficient-evidence-to-support-electrically-charged-rocks-found-in-congo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Electrically-charged rocks found in Congo? Find Out the Facts"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#website","url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/","name":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","description":"The Fact Behind Every News!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#organization","name":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website","url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Logo-For-Wbsite-e1731583730815.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Logo-For-Wbsite-e1731583730815.png","width":320,"height":89,"caption":"Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/89e2b8eb8dfc3052c9ff8801aee35edc","name":"Kalana Krishantha","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b5942df1ef81971766ffb54859bdb3655a72b975163e3cf8c15ebfa42434b3b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b5942df1ef81971766ffb54859bdb3655a72b975163e3cf8c15ebfa42434b3b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kalana Krishantha"},"url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/author\/kalana-krishna\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/post-no-03-kalna.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5595"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5617,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595\/revisions\/5617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}