https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bvj7pm/viral-room-temperature-superconductor-study-lk-99

Scientists claim to have achieved a holy grail of energy research, saying they’ve created a room-temperature superconductor that works at ambient pressures and represents “a brand-new historical event that opens a new era for humankind.” 

The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, went viral on social media, with venture capitalists and Twitter Blue users alike going along with its claims. Now, some are even documenting their attempts to replicate the paper’s supposed breakthrough.