Viral Image of Las Vegas Sphere's 'Blue Screen of Death' Proven Fake

Fact-checkers confirm the altered image circulated during a massive CrowdStrike-induced global IT outage.

The Las Vegas Sphere did not display a 'blue screen of death' during the recent IT outage.
CrowdStrike's faulty update caused the largest IT outage in history, affecting flights, banks, and media.
The viral image was digitally altered and has been debunked by multiple sources including Snopes and VERIFY.
Misinformation spread rapidly online, with some falsely claiming a cyberattack was responsible for the outage.
CrowdStrike confirmed the issue was not a security incident or cyberattack, but a software update error.