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  • Fact Check: Video Of 'Drilling' Cloud Does NOT Show Authentic UFO

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    Does a video showing a light-filled cloud "drilling through the firmament" show an authentic UFO? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this footage exists outside of a few social media posts. The user who originally uploaded this video has posted made-up content before and describes himself as a "Digital creator". The claim appeared in a video (archived…

    • Sep 26, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Video Of 'Drilling' Cloud Does NOT Show Authentic UFO No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway Is NOT Petrified Giant Armadillo Skin -- It's Volcanic Rock

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    Is the site known as Giant's Causeway on the coast of Northern Ireland actually a giant petrified armadillo, visible from the air? No, that's not true: The unusual geometric rock formations seen at Giant's Causeway are basalt columns, which, according to experts, take their shape from the way molten volcanic basalt lava shrinks as it cools. Some stone surfaces resemble…

    • May 17, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway Is NOT Petrified Giant Armadillo Skin -- It's Volcanic Rock Basalt Columns
  • Fact Check: Amateur Photography Of Mars Does NOT Disprove Current Scientific Understanding of The Red Planet

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    Does a video of Mars filmed with a Nikon p1000 camera prove that Hubble Space Telescope images of Mars are fake, and that Mars is not really a planet but a shining star that looks like "light shimmering in water"? No, that's not true: Images of Mars can vary considerably depending on the equipment, settings and atmospheric conditions. The resulting…

    • Jan 19, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Amateur Photography Of Mars Does NOT Disprove Current Scientific Understanding of The Red Planet Rocky Planet
  • Fact Check: Wernher von Braun Was NOT The Founder Of NASA

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    Did German-born rocket engineer Wernher von Braun found the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? No, that's not true: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 29, 1958, led to the formation of NASA. It was not the work of a single person or of von Braun, who did not work for…

    • Jan 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Wernher von Braun Was NOT The Founder Of NASA 1958 NASA Act
  • Fact Check: NASA In Hebrew Does NOT Translate To 'To Deceive'

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    Does NASA translated from Hebrew mean "to deceive" in English? No, that's not true: NASA is an English-language acronym that stands for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In Hebrew, there is a word that is pronounced like "nasa," but it means to lift, to carry, and to bear. A University of Washington professor of Jewish literature, whose research focuses…

    • Aug 18, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: NASA In Hebrew Does NOT Translate To 'To Deceive' Wrong Meaning
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That 'The World Is Flat' in 2022

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    Did Elon Musk write that "the world is flat" on Twitter in April 2022? No, that's not true: The viral image of the supposed entry appears to have been digitally altered. Archived versions of Musk's account do not contain such a tweet. The claim appeared in a post published on Instagram on May 23, 2023. The caption said: This is…

    • May 23, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That 'The World Is Flat' in 2022 No Such Tweet
  • Fact Check: Mount Meru Is NOT A Real Place Nor Does It Appear On Urbano Monti's Planisphere Map Of 1587

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    Is Mount Meru, a magnetic mountain, located at or under the North Pole at the center of a flat Earth -- and is this mountain the reason why all compasses point to the magnetic north? No, that's not true: In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, Mount Meru is the central axis of the world where gods live and the sun and…

    • Mar 30, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Mount Meru Is NOT A Real Place Nor Does It Appear On Urbano Monti's Planisphere Map Of 1587 Mythical Mount
  • Fact Check: Time-Lapse Video Of Alaskan Midnight Sun Does NOT Prove The Earth Is Flat -- Digitally Altered

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    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: 1958 Encyclopedia Americana Does NOT Contain Evidence Of Firmament, Flat Earth

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    Does the 1958 Encyclopedia Americana prove the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: A "dome" referenced in a 1958 encyclopedia entry describes a naturally occurring ice dome and not the firmament -- a supposed planet-encompassing dome conspiracy theorists believe supports the flat Earth claim. A mapping expert confirmed to Lead Stories that a well-documented ice dome is located at…

    • Jan 12, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: 1958 Encyclopedia Americana Does NOT Contain Evidence Of Firmament, Flat Earth An Ice Dome
  • Fact Check: 'Terra-Infinita' Map Does NOT Show Real Place -- It's Illustration Of Lands In Science Fiction Series

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    Does a map showing "Terra-Infinita" show a real place composed of 178 worlds that exist beyond the domed territory of the "Known Lands" of Earth, ringed by a giant wall of ice and guarded by "custodians"? No, that's not true: This detailed map is an illustration from a science fiction series written and published by Claudio Nocelli, also known by…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Terra-Infinita' Map Does NOT Show Real Place -- It's Illustration Of Lands In Science Fiction Series Fictional Map
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