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  • Fact Check: Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Extraterrestrial Life On Planet K2-18 B Is NOT Authentic

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    Did Joe Rogan claim scientists have found extraterrestrial life on a planet known as "K2-18 b," as a video on Facebook suggested? No, that's not true: As narration that sounds like Rogan describes the supposed discovery, images cover his face so it's not obvious if the voice is dubbed. There is no evidence the podcast host ever made the comments.…

    • Apr 18, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Of Joe Rogan Talking About Extraterrestrial Life On Planet K2-18 B Is NOT Authentic No Record
  • Fact Check: Sun And Moon WILL Align Briefly In Path Of Totality During April 8, 2024, Eclipse

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    Will the sun and moon not be in alignment on April 8, 2024, because the heavenly bodies are "in the wrong place" astrologically? No, that's not true: A video on TikTok making this claim is misleading on three points -- the alignment of the sun and moon during a total eclipse, the function of an app called SkyView and the…

    • Apr 4, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Sun And Moon WILL Align Briefly In Path Of Totality During April 8, 2024, Eclipse Zodiac Mix-Up
  • Fact Check: The Moon Is NOT A 'Machine Filled With Computers'

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    Is the moon a machine that is filled with computers? No, that's not true: The moon is a rock with a metallic core, according to NASA, the agency that has studied the moon and outer space for decades. The United States has landed men on the moon, and there have been multiple countries around the world that have sent spacecraft…

    • Mar 5, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: The Moon Is NOT A 'Machine Filled With Computers' It's A Rock
  • Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Suggest Sending Elon Musk To The Sun -- It's A Doctored Video

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    Did U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggest that Elon Musk go to the sun to study climate change? No, that's not true: The audio and the visual backdrop of this video clip have been digitally altered. In the real interview that this footage was taken from, on the CBS program "Face the Nation," Ocasio-Cortez did not speak about sending Musk to…

    • Oct 30, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Suggest Sending Elon Musk To The Sun -- It's A Doctored Video Deepfake
  • Fact Check: Moon Is NOT Inhabited By 250 Million 'Humanoid Aliens'

    Fact Check

    Did a "confidential source" find more than 250 million "humanoid aliens" living on the moon? No, that's not true: NASA told Lead Stories they have not yet found any sound evidence of extraterrestrial life. The key word "humanoid" implies that these aliens are similar to humans. Since humans can't survive on the moon, "humanoid aliens" would also not be able…

    • Mar 8, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Moon Is NOT Inhabited By 250 Million 'Humanoid Aliens' Uninhabitable
  • Fact Check: Definition Of Word 'Horizontal' Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat

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    Did the word "horizon" come from the word "horizontal," and is this evidence that the Earth must be flat? No, that's not true: The word "horizon" came first, and the adjective "horizontal" followed. The adjective describes something "relating to or near the horizon." The word "horizon" originated from the ancient Greek term "ὁρίζων κύκλος" (horízōn kýklos), which means "separating (or…

    • Feb 24, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Definition Of Word 'Horizontal' Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat Limit Of View
  • Fact Check: Time-Lapse Video Of Alaskan Midnight Sun Does NOT Prove The Earth Is Flat -- Digitally Altered

    Fact Check

    Does a time-lapse video of the midnight sun in Alaska show that the sun appears to get smaller as it approaches the horizon -- thus proving that this is a "local sun" that is very close to Earth in a closed environment, part of the firmament? No, that's not true: The footage of slightly more than one full day has…

    • Feb 16, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Time-Lapse Video Of Alaskan Midnight Sun Does NOT Prove The Earth Is Flat -- Digitally Altered Altered Video
  • Fact Check: Global Warming Is NOT Caused By Solar System Having Two Suns

    Fact Check

    Is global warming caused by the solar system having two suns? No, that's not true: An astronomy expert and the National Weather Service told Lead Stories this claim is "completely false." The claim appeared in a video on Instagram on November 28, 2022. The caption for the posted video read: Just hanging out by the Great Spinx's paw dropping 4BIDDENKNOWLEDGE.…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Global Warming Is NOT Caused By Solar System Having Two Suns Only One Sun
  • Fact Check: The Sun Is NOT Smaller Than Earth, And It Does NOT Rotate Around Earth

    Fact Check

    Is the sun smaller than the Earth, and does it rotate around the Earth? No, that's not true: For centuries, scientists have shown that everything in our solar system, including the Earth, revolves around the sun, which is more than 100 times larger than the Earth. The claim that the Earth dominates the sun appeared in an Instagram post on…

    • Oct 21, 2022
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: The Sun Is NOT Smaller Than Earth, And It Does NOT Rotate Around Earth Sun Facts
  • Fact Check: Post Does NOT Show Hubble Telescope And A Satellite

    Fact Check

    Do two images in a social media post show the Hubble Telescope and a satellite? No, that's not true: The Instagram post shows a NASA observatory plane, and a balloon that was used to provide mobile Internet service in Africa. The claim appeared in an Instagram post on October 20, 2021, with a picture of a NASA plane and an…

    • Oct 21, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Post Does NOT Show Hubble Telescope And A Satellite Up up and away
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