Higgs boson discovery rumours false, say Tevatron scientists
A spokesman for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory told the Telegraph: “The rumour of evidence for the Higgs boson is just that: a rumour, with no factual basis.
“Beyond that, we don’t comment on rumours.”
Earlier, the laboratory’s Twitter feed said: “Let’s settle this: the rumors spread by one fame-seeking blogger are just rumors. That’s it.”
The rumours had been flying around the internet since a physicist and blogger, Tommaso Dorigo of the University of Padua, said that in a blog post that he had heard “two different, possibly independent sources” claiming that an experiment at the Tevatron had found convincing evidence for the existence of the Higgs boson.
However, a second spokesman for Fermilab said: “Tommaso Dorigo’s blog is not a reliable source and is in no way supported by us.
