factually
Index/Topics/NASA Creativity Study Claim

NASA Creativity Study Claim

A claim that NASA published a study finding 98% of five-year-olds are creative geniuses and only 2% of adults are, which is a distortion of a creativity test administered by George Land and Beth Jarman.

Fact-Checks

1 result
Feb 2, 2026

Did NASA publish any study claiming 98% of children are geniuses and only 2% of adults are?

The viral claim that “ published a study finding 98% of five‑year‑olds are creative geniuses and only 2% of adults are” is a distortion: the numbers trace to a creativity test administered by and that...