Venus is the only planet in the Solar System that rotates clockwise (i.e., has retrograde rotation).
NOT BSTOTAL BS
TOTAL BS — Verdict: False
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The Short Version
Venus is not unique in this respect. Standard references from NASA and ESA state that both Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation, so the claim’s use of “only” is incorrect. Any attempt to exclude Uranus depends on a nonstandard distinction about axial tilt rather than the ordinary scientific classification.
Caveats
The word “only” is decisively contradicted by authoritative sources that classify Uranus as retrograde-rotating.
Do not confuse a nuance about Uranus’s extreme axial tilt with a different official classification; major astronomy references still count it as retrograde.
If dwarf planets are considered, Pluto is also often described as rotating retrograde, making the uniqueness claim even less defensible.