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  • Fact Check: NO Qualified Expert Argues Pyramidal Antarctic Peak Is Manmade

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    Is the pyramidal peak in Antarctica's Ellsworth Mountains the topic of an expert debate over whether it is a masonry pyramid constructed during Antarctica's last warm period, millions of years ago? No, that's not true: There is no credentialled scholar or explorer with on-the-ground knowledge making that case. The nameless mountain in Antarctica's Ellsworth Range sits in a well-studied range…

    • Apr 8, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: NO Qualified Expert Argues Pyramidal Antarctic Peak Is Manmade Not Masonry
  • Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Demonstrate Lack Of G Force In Soyuz MS-09 Launch -- Excerpt Shows Lower-G Flight Segment

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    Does the swinging action of stuffed toys hanging from the ceiling of the Soyuz crew capsule prove that the spacecraft is not really producing the expected G forces during a launch into orbit, suggesting fakery? No, that's not true: A spacecraft will experience varying G forces and vibrations during launch. A social media post's short video clip was taken from…

    • Jan 2, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Demonstrate Lack Of G Force In Soyuz MS-09 Launch -- Excerpt Shows Lower-G Flight Segment Signals Orbit
  • Fact Check: Rate Of River Mouth Sedimentation Does NOT Prove No River Existed Before 2399 BC

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    Did all rivers on Earth "commence" in the spring of 2399 B.C.? No, that's not true: The birth of the oldest rivers predates this point in time by millions of years, according to the consensus of earth science. A U.S. Geological Survey scientist confirmed that to Lead Stories. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on Facebook on June…

    • Jul 18, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Rate Of River Mouth Sedimentation Does NOT Prove No River Existed Before 2399 BC Many Are Older
  • Fact Check: Video Of 'Green Coloured Meteor' In Budapest In July 2024 Is NOT Authentic

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    Does a video on social media capture a meteor over Budapest, Hungary, in July 2024? No, that's not true: The original video was taken during mass protests in the Hungarian capital on February 16, 2024 and other videos from the event do not show any meteor. People's outfits were much more consistent with winter weather than with midsummer temperatures in…

    • Jul 11, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Of 'Green Coloured Meteor' In Budapest In July 2024 Is NOT Authentic Manipulated
  • Fact Check: Volcanos Are NOT Petrified Dragons

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    Are volcanos petrified dragon remnants that "sometimes bubble up," as a post on social media claims? No, that's not true: Volcanos are openings in the earth's surface through which molten rock, gases and ash escape. Dragons -- defined as giant, flying, fire-beathing creatures -- do not exist in real life. The account that created this post says it's satire and…

    • Jun 28, 2024
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Volcanos Are NOT Petrified Dragons Molten Rock
  • Fact Check: Earth As Globe Was NOT Concept Introduced By Hollywood -- Was Documented By Ancient Greeks

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    Did Universal Studios first introduce the concept of the world as a globe in 1927 before NASA had photographed it from space in the 1960s? No, that's not true on several counts: It did not take NASA's space program to discover that the Earth was round. Greek philosophers had already described the Earth as a sphere as early as the…

    • Jun 14, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Earth As Globe Was NOT Concept Introduced By Hollywood -- Was Documented By Ancient Greeks Globe Grasped
  • Fact Check: Inauthentic Photo Does NOT Show Real 'Ice Wall' In Antarctica Or Actual City Beyond It

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    Does a "leaked photo" authentically show a "city on the other side of the ice at Antarctica," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: The image was created using artificial intelligence, based on the results of three image analysis tools used by Lead Stories. Many conspiracy theorists use the ice wall argument to make unfounded arguments, such…

    • Jun 13, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Inauthentic Photo Does NOT Show Real 'Ice Wall' In Antarctica Or Actual City Beyond It AI-Generated
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat -- Coriolis Effect DOES Affect Planes, Weather

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    Does the Coriolis effect fail to affect aircraft trajectory, which proves that the Earth is flat, as is implied in a video shared on social media? No, that's not true: A professor emeritus of physics and astronomy told Lead Stories that "the Coriolis effect is, of course, well known and thoroughly analyzed." Though airplanes experience Coriolis force, it is "pretty…

    • May 29, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat -- Coriolis Effect DOES Affect Planes, Weather Well-Studied
  • 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: Video Does NOT Show Israelis Fleeing Iranian Aerial Attack -- It's Fans Mobbing One Direction Singer In Argentina

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    Does footage on social media show Israelis panicking and running after Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel's airspace April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The footage had already been on social media for a week when Iran attacked Israel. It shows a crowd running on April 6, 2024 toward the Four Seasons hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where former…

    • Apr 14, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israelis Fleeing Iranian Aerial Attack -- It's Fans Mobbing One Direction Singer In Argentina Buenos Aires
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