{
  "id": 19969826,
  "title": "Doomsday Predictions: Why Humanity Keeps Getting It Wrong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/doomsday-predictions-why-humanity-keeps-getting-it-wrong",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:38:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/doomsday-predictions-why-humanity-keeps-getting-it-wrong/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doomsday predictions have consistently failed throughout history, leaving many people questioning how humanity keeps getting it wrong. In 1960, three researchers proposed that the world would end on November 13, 2026, based on a mathematical model of population growth. However, this prediction has since been proven incorrect. The United Nations now projects a population of around 10.3 billion in the 2080s, with gradual decline thereafter. Throughout history, religious leaders, astrologers, and mathematicians have attempted to predict the end of the world, but none have been accurate. In Islam, Muslims are reminded that the world will end, but the exact date remains unknown to humans. The Qur'an instructs Prophet Muhammad to say that knowledge of the Hour belongs to Allah alone. Angel Jibrīl questioned the Prophet about the Last Hour, but Muhammad replied that only Allah knows the date. This highlights the distinction between revealed signs of the approaching Hour and the unknown exact date.",
  "summary": "Friday, 13 November 2026, attracted considerable attention because of an old prediction associated with the end of the world. According to a widely circulated claim, today is supposed to be Doomsday! But who made this prediction? What evidence did they have? And can anyone truly know when the world will end? I find this subject […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}