Joe Rogan Experience #2548 - Brian Simpson · Aired Sep 1, 2026
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The Tunguska event in Siberia was caused by a comet that detonated above the Earth's surface in the 1920s.
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The Tunguska event happened on June 30, 1908, not in the 1920s, so the date in this claim is simply wrong. On top of that, the leading scientific explanation is that it was a stony asteroid rather than a comet, though a comet origin has not been completely ruled out. Either way, the timing error alone makes the claim incorrect.
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Is it true that the Tunguska event in Siberia was caused by a comet that detonated above the Earth's surface in the 1920s?
No, not as stated. The Tunguska event happened on June 30, 1908, not in the 1920s, so the date in this claim is simply wrong. On top of that, the leading scientific explanation is that it was a stony asteroid rather than a comet, though a comet origin has not been completely ruled out. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2548 - Brian Simpson, aired Sep 1, 2026, at 1:47:59. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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