Context· weakYDIH-E036
The Comet Research Group's public posture
- what the source states
- The proponent organization's website (fetched 2026-08-22) states that "12,800 years ago, a fragmented comet detonated over Earth's northern hemisphere. The evidence is undeniable: a global burn layer, mass extinctions, and the near-erasure of human civilization," and solicits donations for Greenland ice-core and Gulf of St. Lawrence crater expeditions.
- what we infer
- Recorded so readers can calibrate sources: the advocacy organization's public certainty ("undeniable") exceeds anything in the peer-reviewed literature — including its own members' papers, two of which were retracted and one corrected in 2026. Funding and organizational overlap are disclosed facts to weigh, not misconduct; but "independent replication" claims should be checked against this network.
- limitations
- Website language changes over time; specifics should be archived before being cited.