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CERN's equipment began operating in March, well before the eclipse, and the technology is nowhere near strong enough to open a portal or a black hole.
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USA TODAY, "No, CERN won't open a portal during the April 8 eclipse. That'd be impossible | Fact check," April 5, 2024.
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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 says CERN's technology is nowhere near strong enough to open a portal or a black hole, which is directly relevant to the statement. Model: gpt-5. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified USA TODAY's April 5, 2024 fact-check says CERN won't open a portal and its collider had restarted in March; the stored quote matches the article context. Model: gpt-5. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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