Billboard falsely states where you can see total solar eclipse [Video]

CLEVELAND — Whether you live in Northeast Ohio, or you’re visiting us to get a great view of the upcoming total solar eclipse, you may have seen a billboard up on Cleveland’s Near East Side that makes an interesting claim.

Paid for by Lorain County Visitors Bureau, the billboard is on St. Clair Avenue by East 43rd Street. It says, “Join us on the dark side Monday April 8. Totality is only visible in Lorain County.”

THE CLAIM

That last part is what we’re VERIFYING today, as we answer the question, “Is totality for the April 8 solar eclipse only visible in Lorain County?”

THE SOURCES

To get to the bottom of what this billboard really means, we talked to the following people: