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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘NASA’ Warns Asteroid Headed Toward Earth?

2022-05-13 On May 13 2022, an item from a site called American Military News (“NASA warns asteroid larger than Empire State Building headed towards Earth this weekend”) appeared on Trendolizer, indicating significant social media traction: NASA war Go to site post…»

Logically→ Robert E. Byrd’s expedition to Antarctica is a clue that the Earth is flat.

2022-05-11 Byrd did not confirm the existence of an ice wall surrounding a Flat Earth. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, a ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Isn’t Buzzing Earth in May 2022

2022-05-05 We're not getting another Chelyabinsk, despite what some say. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The lack of films made about actual moon missions is because the moon landing was faked and the Earth is flat.

2022-05-04 Few films having been made about the space program is not evidence of a staged moon landing or flat Earth. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Biden’s Earth Day Exaggerations

2022-04-29 https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/bidens-earth-day-exaggerations/ On Earth Day, President Joe Biden tou Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Earth Day Exaggerations

2022-04-29 On Earth Day, President Joe Biden touted his administration’s environmental initiatives, but his rhetoric made efforts to reduce methane emissions and drinking water contamination sound more expansive than they actually are. Global Methane Pledge Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Climate Progress Remains Elusive for Biden on Earth Day

2022-04-22 The gap between the scale of the global warming crisis and the president’s initiatives seemed wider than ever. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Scientists have confirmed that the earth’s temperature is cooling.

2022-04-21 While it differs from country to country, overall, the earth's air temperature is rising. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence rocket crash was intentional, and it was not visible from Earth

2022-04-18 March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Images of ‘giant’ skeletons prove that giants once existed on earth.

2022-04-13 This is an old hoax that has been repeatedly debunked. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Earth Day: A Celebration of the Environment Goes Global

2022-04-11 The day of recognition started quite humbly more than a half century ago. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yes, an Asteroid the Size of a House Passed Earth This Week

2022-04-01 The asteroid scooted safely by at a relatively close distance. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is the ‘Aphelion Phenomenon’ Causing More Sickness on Earth?

2022-02-23 A viral Facebook post gets some basic facts about the Earth's orbit wrong. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Superbly Preserved’ Pterosaur Fossil Unearthed in Scotland

2022-02-23 The fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur, described as the world’s best-preserved skeleton of the prehistoric winged reptile, has been found on the Isle of Skye. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The only “pure” humans remaining on Earth are the unvaccinated as COVID-19 vaccines alter a person’s DNA.

2022-02-02 COVID-19 vaccines do not alter your DNA. They protect you from severe disease and death. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ A giant asteroid isn’t about to ‘crash into the Earth’s atmosphere’

2022-01-07 It was recently reported by a number of online news outlets, including the Daily Star, Mirror, Irish Mirror, Bristol Live and Edinburgh Live that an asteroid bigger than Big Ben is set to “crash into the Earth’s atmosphere” on 11 Janu Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Has the Sturgeon Fish Been on Earth for 200 Million Years?

2021-12-18 This ancient family of fish predates most other fish in the world. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Cabal Leaders’ Did NOT Go To Antarctica To Surrender To Extraterrestrials & Earth Alliance

2021-12-17 Did "cabal leaders" go to Antarctica to surrender to extraterrestrials and the Earth Alliance? No, that's not true: The article provides no verifiable evidence to support its story that terms for surrender are being negotiated. The articl Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT Just 23,600 Planes On Earth

2021-12-15 Are there only 23,600 planes on Earth today? No, that's not true: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson told Lead Stories that there are 287,950 aircraft registered in the U.S. alone. There are also 53,890 aircraft in the w Go to site post…»

Snopes→ USGS: Magnitude-7.5 Earthquake Strikes Northern Peru

2021-11-28 The quake occurred at 5:52 a.m. (1052 GMT) and its epicenter was in the Amazon region, 42 kilometers (26 miles) north northwest of the city of Barranca. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Einstein Warn the Moon Could Crash into Earth?

2021-11-11 Einstein's "prediction" is coming to theaters in 2022. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The Earth’s temperature has not changed in the last 15 years.

2021-11-10 Reported as some of the highest rises, Earth's temperature has changed by 0.41 degrees Celsius from 1998 to 2021. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seismic Activity Grid Pattern On Map Is NOT Evidence The La Palma Eruption And Earthquakes Are An Artificial Attack

2021-10-26 Does the grid pattern on a seismic activity map indicate the La Palma volcanic eruption and earthquakes are an artificial attack? No, that's not true: The grid effect which appears on the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ NASA didn’t paste a picture of the Earth into photos from the moon

2021-10-18 A video on Instagram suggests that a number of images of the Earth from space have been altered or “faked” by NASA.  The video, taken from a much longer interview with conspiracy theorist Dave Murphy, presents four images produced by N Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yes, ‘The Office’ Filmed a Scene During an Earthquake

2021-09-27 The moment was caught on video and happened while the NBC show was filming an episode for its fifth season. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Powerful Earthquake Near Mexico’s Acapulco Kills at Least 1

2021-09-08 The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7 and was centered 17 kilometers (about 10 miles) northeast of Acapulco. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unlabelled Satire Meme’s Math Used To Lay Claim To Bezos’ Bucks For Every Earthling Is Laughably NOT Right

2021-08-26 Could Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' fortune be divided amongst all earthlings, netting each of us $1 billion and leaving Bezos still wealthy? No, that's not true: Assuming it could all be reduced to cash, Bezos' net worth distributed equally Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Cleanup Begins of Haiti Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes

2021-08-25 On Tuesday, U.S.-based relief organization Samaritan’s Purse handed out big blue tarps for temporary shelters and small solar lights that also allow people to charge their cell phones. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A 1912 Newspaper Really DID Publish A Note On Effect Burning Coal Could Have On Earth’s Temperature

2021-08-13 Did New Zealand's Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette publish a paragraph on "Coal Consumption Affecting Climate" in the Science Notes and News section of the paper back on August 14, 1912? It's TRUE! This paragraph p Go to site post…»

Snopes→ New Theory: Earth’s Longer Days Kick-Started Oxygen Growth

2021-08-03 Scientists have a new idea for how Earth got its oxygen: It’s because the planet slowed down and days got longer. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Richard Branson left the Earth’s orbit on his space trip.

2021-07-26 Virgin Galactic almost reached the edge of space but did not leave Earth's orbit. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The Starbuck Island Google Earth TikTok Video, Explained

2021-07-15 What is on Starbuck Island? We learned about the history of the remote location after a TikTok video from a Google Earth user went viral. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Can ET See Us? Study Finds Many Stars with Prime Earth View

2021-06-23 Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Marjorie Taylor Greene Didn’t Say ‘We Want Earth To Be the Best Planet in the World’

2021-06-21 The congresswoman has a track record of making eyebrow-raising comments. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Petition to Not Allow Jeff Bezos Re-Entry to Earth’

2021-06-16 On June 15 2021, an Imgur account shared a purported screenshot of a Change.org petition that bore the blunt and to-the-point title, “Petition To Not Allow Jeff Bezos Re-Entry To Earth”: The context of the petition and its focus on Amazon Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Could China’s Three Gorges Dam Slow Rotation of Earth?

2021-05-26 Construction of the dam was rumored to also alter the length of days. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Earth’s Shadow Creeps Across Moon Ahead of Super Blood Moon

2021-05-26 New Zealand, Australia and some other places in the Pacific and East Asia will see the show before midnight, while night owls in Hawaii and the western part of North America will be able to see it in the early morning hours. Go to site post…»

AFP Fact Check→ NASA did not warn a real asteroid is on path to hit Earth

2021-05-18 Social media posts in Thailand have shared a claim that US space agency NASA warned an asteroid is on path to hit Earth and cannot be stopped by nuclear weapons. The claim is false: the posts misrepresented as real a NASA simulation exercise involving Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is a Chinese Rocket Falling to Earth, and ‘No One Knows’ Where It Will Crash?

2021-05-04 An astrophysicist said the landing could "be the equivalent of a small plane crash scattered over 100 miles." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Greta Thunberg Didn’t ‘Threaten’ Congress on Earth Day

2021-04-22 Always read past the headline. Go to site post…»

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