NASA did not announce a 100-feet fissure crack at Yellowstone volcano
Webcams showing areas of Yellowstone do not show any large fissures or emergency personnel
(Reuters) - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has not announced that a 100-foot crack opened at Yellowstone National Park, contrary to claims online suggesting that a disaster is imminent.
The text in one post dating to April 19 (here) reads, “NASA Just Announced A 100ft Wide Fissure-Crack Just Opened Up Yellowstone Volcano in 24hrs.”
Another April 25 post (here) includes the caption, “3 MINUTES AGO NASA Just Announced Something TERRIFYING Is About To Happen.”
However, no such announcement exists on NASA’s website (here) or social media (www.facebook.com/nasa), (twitter.com/nasa), (instagram.com/nasa).
There are no alerts on the National Park Service webpage describing current conditions at Yellowstone (here) or on the website of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (here).
Webcams showing areas of Yellowstone do not show any large fissures or emergency personnel when viewed on May 5 (here).
A crack about 100-feet wide did occur at the Grand Teton National Park in July 2018, as reported by the National Park Service (here) and news media (here), (here), (here).
“A 100ft wide fissure-crack has not opened up in Yellowstone National Park in the past 24 hours,” a representative for Yellowstone National Park said in an email to Reuters.
NASA did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
VERDICT
False. NASA did not announce a 100-foot fissure at Yellowstone National Park.
