Since 2009, numerous news reports from the popular media have incorrectly described these systems as the long-awaited discovery of the magnetic monopoles, but the two phenomena are only superficially related to one another.
Alates 2009. aastast on mitmed populaarteaduslikud väljaanded taolisi süsteeme ekslikult kirjeldanud kui kauaoodatud magnetiliste monopooluste avastamist, kuid tegu on kahe vaid pinnapealselt võrreldava nähtusega.