Newsweek–A mural honoring the late George Floyd collapsed after being hit by lightning, according to witnesses.
Photos show the mural in Toledo, Ohio—which was painted following Floyd’s death last year—reduced to rubble.
According to local ABC-affiliate WTVG, Toledo Police said witnesses reported lightning had hit the building at approximately 4:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
13abc reported that its Doppler radar, a device used in weather monitoring, detected a strike around the area at that time.
MedicalNewsToday–A new study suggests that simply reading about a COVID-19 conspiracy theory can make people more likely to ignore scientific evidence and less likely to believe that preventive actions, such as wearing a face covering, are necessary.
About 3 centuries ago, the author Jonathan Swift wrote: “Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.” According to the new study, falsehood flies as fast as ever in our own, supposedly scientific times.
The study found that it was easy to sway people’s opinions by asking them to read an article claiming that COVID-19 originated in a bioweapons laboratory in China.
Newsweek–A mural honoring the late George Floyd collapsed after being hit by lightning, according to witnesses.
