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Comment by Steven Goldfarb

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Physicist and CERN communicator quoted about LHC conspiracy theories in 2026.
“Unfortunately, the phrase ‘black hole’ fueled a lot of conspiracy theories. In reality, these would have been nothing like the enormous black holes made from thousands or millions of suns, and they would never have posed a danger.”
AI Verified (Jun 29, 2026)
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VICE, “Conspiracy Theorists Are Losing Their Minds About CERN's Big Shut Down”
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The Large Hadron Collider poses no credible risk of destroying Earth by creating a microscopic black hole
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AI Verified The quote directly says the feared black holes would never have posed a danger, so it is relevant to the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote clearly supports the no-credible-risk position on LHC black holes, matching `for`. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified VICE/QOSHE snippets reproduce the exact quote about black holes not being like supermassive black holes and never posing a danger, matching the stored text. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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