As interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS prepares for its closest approach to Earth on 19 December, online platforms are awash with doomsday myths and fabricated claims of quantum AI simulations predicting catastrophe.
Experts from NASA and other institutions have repeatedly assured the public that the comet poses no danger, passing at a safe distance of 1.8 astronomical units—about 168 million miles. This rare interstellar visitor, the third of its kind detected, has nonetheless ignited widespread speculation.
