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What to know about Earth Hour: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights

Watch: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour Global landmarks including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona switched off their lights for an hour at 20:30 local time on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour.

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What happened

Watch: Iconic global landmarks turn off lights for Earth Hour Global landmarks including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona switched off their lights for an hour at 20:30 local time on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour.

Why it matters

The global event, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature, takes place every year to raise environmental awareness.

Common ground

It aims to encourage people to turn off their lights for 60 minutes and the event first started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Global landmarks including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona switched off their lights for an hour at 20:30 local time on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Astronomy Day is an annual event in various countries, intended to provide a means of interaction between the general public and various astronomy enthusiasts, groups and professionals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and addit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live Earth was a one-off event developed to combat climate change. The first series of benefit concerts were held on July 7, 2007. The concerts brought together more than 150 musical acts in twelve l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Earth_(2007_concert)
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Claim 2: “The global event, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature, takes place every year to raise environmental awareness”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally through earthday…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and addit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a Swiss-based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature
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Claim 3: “It aims to encourage people to turn off their lights for 60 minutes and the event first started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging the individuals, communities, and businesses to give an hour for Earth, and addit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NCIS: Sydney is an Australian military police procedural series and is a spin-off of NCIS and its franchise. It was created as the first spin-off outside the United States, and follows a fictional tas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCIS:_Sydney
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and is the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney

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