{"id":727101,"date":"2021-09-07T14:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=727101"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T18:35:19","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-knoxvilles-sunsphere-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-knoxvilles-sunsphere-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Knoxville\u2019s Sunsphere On Fire?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-knoxvilles-sunsphere-on-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=727101&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/unnamed-e1631036073301.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TMGHD\/videos\/371271031296175\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows the Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tennessee, on fire.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The footage actually shows a pyrotechnic display at the Sunsphere. The Knoxville Fire Department refuted claims that the Sunsphere caught on fire.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Sunsphere, originally constructed for the 1982 World\u2019s Fair, features an observation deck where visitors can typically access a 360-degree view of Knoxville, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnvacation.com\/local\/knoxville-sunsphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Department of Tourist Development<\/a>. World\u2019s Fair Park, where the structure is located in Knoxville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldsfairpark.org\/sunsphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">currently states<\/a> on its website that the observation deck is temporarily closed until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>Claims about the Sunsphere supposedly catching on fire Sunday night have circulated widely in recent days, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TMGHD\/videos\/371271031296175\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this particular Facebook post<\/a> alleging, \u201cSunsphere currently on fire. Around for 40 years only to be taken out by a chicken wing festival.\u201d World\u2019s Fair Park hosted the Big Kahuna Wing Festival on Sept. 5, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/2021\/09\/05\/big-kahuna-wing-festival-2021-knoxvilles-worlds-fair-park\/5743720001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knoxville News Sentinel<\/a>. In the footage shared on Facebook, the Sunsphere can be seen brightly lit with smoke wafting away from it.<\/p>\n<p>The Knoxville Fire Department on Sunday night addressed rumors of the Sunsphere catching fire, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnoxvilleFire\/status\/1434696296737161217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeting<\/a>, \u201cThere is video floating around showing the sun sphere on fire. It\u2019s just not true!\u201d In another tweet, the fire department <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnoxvilleFire\/status\/1434699089137086467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explained<\/a> that the \u201csparks were from a firework display after the Big Kahuna Wing Fest wrapped up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.0144927536232\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">There is video floating around showing the sun sphere on fire. It\u2019s just not true!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Knoxville Fire (@KnoxvilleFire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnoxvilleFire\/status\/1434696296737161217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The sparks were from a firework display after the Big Kahuna Wing Fest wrapped up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Knoxville Fire (@KnoxvilleFire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnoxvilleFire\/status\/1434699089137086467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Knoxville Fire Department on Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnoxvilleFire\/status\/1434699937581785088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also tweeted<\/a> a screen grab of footage of the fireworks display, reiterating that it showed the \u201cBig Kahuna Firework finale\u201d and \u201cNot the sun-sphere on fire.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/02\/15\/fact-check-fire-supression-yale-beinecke-library-oxygen-kill-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does The Fire Suppression System In Yale\u2019s Beinecke Library Cut Off Oxygen If There Is A Fire, Killing Those Inside? )<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.85\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big Kahuna Firework finale! Not the sun-sphere on fire. \ud83d\ude92Professional Pyro techs at work\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EoevkgT3Ps\">pic.twitter.com\/EoevkgT3Ps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Knoxville Fire (@KnoxvilleFire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KnoxvilleFire\/status\/1434699937581785088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Big Kahuna Wing Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/live\/?v=1007063570068346&amp;ref=watch_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published footage<\/a> of the full fireworks display as seen from the park in a Facebook livestream. In that video, the Sunsphere briefly illuminates with fireworks before darkening when the pyrotechnics in that portion of the show finish.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact didn\u2019t find any local media outlets such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxvilledailysun.com\/search_results.html?cx=partner-pub-1160913812301034%3A9qwc6om6wx6&amp;cof=FORID%3A11&amp;ie=ISO-8859-1&amp;q=Sunsphere+fire&amp;sa=Search&amp;siteurl=www.knoxvilledailysun.com%2Fsearch_results.html%3Fcx%3Dpartner-pub-1160913812301034%253A9qwc6om6wx6%26cof%3DFORID%253A11%26ie%3DISO-8859-1%26q%3DSunsphere%26sa%3DSearch&amp;ref=&amp;ss=3912j1448556j17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knoxville Daily Sun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wate.com\/?s=Sunsphere+fire&amp;submit=Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATE 6<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnzfox43.com\/search?qu=Sunsphere%20fire&amp;num=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 43<\/a> reporting about the Sunsphere catching fire on Sept. 5. Rather, local NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbir.com\/video\/news\/local\/sunsphere-in-knoxville-is-not-on-fire\/51-a031e0ed-be1e-413f-ac03-913563174006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WBIR 10<\/a> and CBS affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvlt.tv\/video\/2021\/09\/06\/no-sunsphere-is-not-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WVLT 8<\/a> have debunked viral rumors to that effect in the past few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook purportedly shows the Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tennessee, on fire.Verdict: False The footage actually shows a pyrotechnic display at the Sunsphere. 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