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2023-08-13 06:18:10 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

A single study has been published claiming the age of the universe to be double the previously believed number, but the accuracy of this study is doubted by many others. Despite this, Google displays the new number as though it is factual. This is simply a mistake by Google. https://www.iflscience.com/why-its-extremely-unlikely-the-universe-is-267-billion-years-old-69904

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• A single study has been published claiming the age of the universe to be double the previously believed number, but the accuracy of this study is doubted by many others. Despite this, Google displays the new number as though it is factual. This is simply a mistake by Google. https://www.iflscience.com/why-its-extremely-unlikely-the-universe-is-267-billion-years-old-69904