Claim: An asteroid bigger than Big Ben is due to crash into the Earth's atmosphere on 11 January.
Fact-check: A giant asteroid isn't about to 'crash into the Earth's atmosphere' - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. it's expected to come within 3.5 million miles of the earth's surface, far beyond the reaches of our atmosphere.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-01-07T00:00:00