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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Military Shooting At UFO -- It's Arizona Machine Gun Event

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    Does this video show the Iranian military firing at a UFO? No, that's not true: This video footage came from a night time machine gun shoot at the Big Sandy Range in Arizona. The glowing flying object is not from outer space but a remote control target drone. This video does not show a military defense or training, but an…

    • Nov 3, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Military Shooting At UFO -- It's Arizona Machine Gun Event Target Drone
  • Fact Check: The International Space Station Does NOT Have A 'Floppy Door' On It

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    Does the International Space Station (ISS) have a "floppy door" going from the inside of the station to outer space? No, that's not true: according to a spokesperson from NASA, the "door" this video focuses on is the thermal cover for the hatch door of the spacecraft. The thermal cover helps to regulate the temperature of the astronauts from the…

    • Jun 9, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: The International Space Station Does NOT Have A 'Floppy Door' On It Thermal Cover
  • Fact Check: Image Of The Sun Was NOT Captured By Parker Solar Probe In Outer Space

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    Did the Parker Solar Probe capture this brilliant high resolution image of the sun? No, that's not true: The Parker probe is not equipped to take direct photos of the sun. This photograph was produced by an astrophotographer named Bray Falls right here on Earth, using a specialized camera and a Hydrogen-alpha filter. The Hydrogen-alpha filter highlights the visibility of…

    • Feb 10, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Image Of The Sun Was NOT Captured By Parker Solar Probe In Outer Space Earth View
  • Fact Check: This Is NOT A NASA Photo Of A Solar Eclipse

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    Was this photo of a total solar eclipse taken by NASA on December 14, 2020? No, that's not true: While there was a total solar eclipse on December 14, 2020, which cast a shadow on a narrow band of the southern end of South America, visible in Chile and Argentina, this image has nothing to do with it. This image…

    • Dec 23, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: This Is NOT A NASA Photo Of A Solar Eclipse Sci-fi Art
  • Fact Check: Real UFO With Aliens Was NOT Caught On Camera In Saudi Arabia

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    Was a real UFO with Aliens filmed in Saudi Arabia? No, that's not true: This video was edited to add the fictional silver spacecraft and alien humanoid in a desert landscape. It's clear this video is the result of editing as the lighting on the spacecraft and the shadow it casts is coming from the opposite direction to the lighting…

    • Dec 14, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Real UFO With Aliens Was NOT Caught On Camera In Saudi Arabia Edited Video
  • Fact Check: Thousands Did NOT Witness UFO Over New Jersey On September 14, 2020

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    Did thousands of people witness a UFO over New Jersey September 14, 2020? No, that's not true: While there may have been some excitement and confusion about what they saw, it was not a flying saucer from outer space, but just one of the famous Goodyear Blimps above the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, providing aerial video of…

    • Sep 16, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Thousands Did NOT Witness UFO Over New Jersey On September 14, 2020 Goodyear Blimp
  • Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Capture 'Alien Cube Ship' On Photo Shared By UFO Hunter

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    Did NASA sight a huge "alien cube ship" in pictures taken by its SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite? No, that's not true: According to NASA the black squares in pictures returned by SOHO are nothing more than missing data in the photos, which consist of multiple smaller images combined like a mosaic. Scott Waring, the "UFO hunter" named in…

    • Jul 30, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Capture 'Alien Cube Ship' On Photo Shared By UFO Hunter Missing Data
  • Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration

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    Was JFK Jr. spotted at the Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020? No, that's not true: John F. Kennedy Jr. died in plane crash in 1999, which makes it a certainty that the son of the 35th president of the United States did not attend the Mount Rushmore speech of the 45th, President Donald Trump.…

    • Jul 6, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration JFK Jr Is Dead
  • Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Warn About 4km Killer Asteroid On Approach; NO Chance Of Impact

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    Did NASA warn that a 4KM asteroid was approaching the Earth? No, that's not true, while NASA tracks many asteroids, this one poses no threat to our planet, and no warning has been issued. Lead Stories reached out to NASA, which confirmed that there is simply no danger - at all - of this asteroid impacting Earth, much like other…

    • Mar 7, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Warn About 4km Killer Asteroid On Approach; NO Chance Of Impact
  • Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens

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    Did U.S. Vice President Mike Pence call the Space Force necessary to protect the U.S. from "gay aliens"? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satire column appearing in The New Yorker magazine, it is not true. The story originated from an article published by Andy Borowitz on August 9, 2018 titled "Pence Calls Space Force Necessary…

    • Aug 10, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens
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