A false claim that it was not the moon that blocked the sun during the 2024 full solar eclipse has been widely shared online.
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Views of Eclipse With Composite Images
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take During the April 8 eclipse, people in the path of totality were able to see solar phenomena, including the sun’s corona. But social media posts have shared alter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Photo Does NOT Show Total Eclipse With Swirling Corona — AI Generated
Is an image showing a dramatically swirling and sparkling corona over a wooded hillside a real photo of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The AI detection tool from Hive Moderation rated this image as having a 9
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 2024 Solar Eclipse — It’s From 2017 Eclipse
Does a viral image on social media show the 2024 solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The photo appeared online almost seven years before the April 9, 2024, solar event. It was taken by an astrophotographer who captured the previous eclips
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Chemtrails didn’t cover sky during solar eclipse. They don’t exist
The solar eclipse path was “full of chemtraiIs.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show 2024 Eclipse — Picture Is From 2012
Does a photo show the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The image is from the 2012 solar eclipse taken near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, as the original photo, found on the website Flickr, says. It does not show an im
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eclipse Over Portugal ‘Right Now’ Is NOT Authentic 2024 Photo — Edited Image Has Circulated Since 2021
Does an image posted on social media show the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse setting behind a coastal mountain town in Portugal? No, that's not true: This image is fake, and it's old. The April 8, 2024, eclipse did not pass over Portugal. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Solar Eclipse IS The Moon Blocking Out The Sun
Does a solar eclipse not involve the moon blocking out the sun? No, that's not true: Experts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- an agency that has landed spacecraft on the moon -- describe a solar eclipse as th
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is CERN activating the world’s most powerful particle accelerator for the April 8 eclipse? No
CERN’s activation of its Large Hadron Collider is connected to the April 8 eclipse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sun And Moon WILL Align Briefly In Path Of Totality During April 8, 2024, Eclipse
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 th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Shooting 3 Rockets During Solar Eclipse Is NOT Nefarious Or ‘Strange’ — It’s Atmospheric Research During Unique Event
Is NASA launching three rockets during the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, for nefarious or "strange" purposes, as a post on TikTok implied? No, that's not true: While NASA is indeed launching the rockets before, during and after the sola
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, NASA doesn’t have a mission to cause ‘mass psychosis’ during the April 8 solar eclipse
Three rockets NASA is launching during the April 8 solar eclipse is “a ritual causing mass psychosis.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – El eclipse no será el ‘más peligroso’, la Guardia Nacional se prepara pero para lidiar con turistas
Expertos dicen que el eclipse solar del 8 de abril “será el eclipse más peligroso que ha habido, la guardia nacional se está preparando para este acontecimiento”.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No temas, no se esperan catástrofes a nivel global debido al eclipse solar del 8 de abril
Reportaje sobre "Eclipse solar 8 de abril 2024" habla sobre una fase del sol que "podría desatar catástrofes a nivel global y hambruna".
AllSides→ Solar Eclipse Fact Check: Is Oregon Deploying National Guard?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-oregon-deploying-national-guard-1881431 State officials in the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Cities and town are preparing for large eclipse crowds not ‘catastrophic’ event
Travis County, Texas, officials preparing for April 8 eclipse “know something catastrophic will happen.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Ominous, Unfounded Claims About April 8 Eclipse Preparations
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Local governments are preparing residents for an influx of visitors during the April 8 solar eclipse that will be most visible along a narrow path through the U.S., with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Warn Residents To Prepare For Disaster Or Biological Attack During Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024
Does a video on social media contain "insider intel" regarding a bioterrorism attack that will be carried out on crowds gathered to watch the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse? No, that's not true: There is no evidence provided in this video o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Oklahoma National Guard's deployment for April eclipse doesn’t signal something ‘bigger’
The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”
The Dispatch→ Upcoming Eclipse Prompts Viral Conspiracy Theories
The National Guard will be present in Oklahoma, but only to assist with an expected influx of tourists.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Some communities brace for April eclipse viewing crowds, but not everyone needs to stockpile
Emergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse Will NOT Pass Over 8 North American Towns Named Nineveh
Will the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse entirely obscure the sun for eight North American towns named Nineveh, as claimed in a video on TikTok? No, that's not true: Only two of the eight places named Nineveh mentioned in the video -- Nineve
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘November 2021 Lunar Eclipse, The Longest in 580 Years’
On November 16 2021, the Facebook page “Soul Alchemy” shared a meme about a then-imminent lunar eclipse (“Friday,”) purportedly the longest such event in 580 years: Text on the meme unwittingly set it up for perpetual spread, r
Snopes→ Supermoon! Red Blood Lunar Eclipse!
May 26 will see a supermoon, a lunar eclipse, and a red blood moon all at once.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a total solar eclipse in Chile in 2019, not the recent conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn
A video showing people on a beach looking up at a light in the sky has been shared on social networks alongside claims it captured the recent conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn, a planetary alignment dubbed by some as the “Star of Bethlehem”. B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A NASA Photo Of A Solar Eclipse
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, visibl
Snopes→ Will Trump’s Presidency End on the Day of a Comet, Meteor Shower, and Total Eclipse?
It is unlikely that U.S. viewers will be able to capture a glimpse of all three sky events.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Shadows Of The Moon During A Solar Eclipse ARE Smaller Than The Moon
Is it true that the Moon cannot cast a shadow smaller than itself? No, that's not completely true: it is possible for a shadow to be smaller than the object casting it. The reason is because during a solar eclipse, the Moon casts two types of
Snopes→ Thousands Marvel as Total Eclipse Darkens Chile, Argentina
Tourists from around the world gathered to witness the cosmic spectacle.
Snopes→ Curtain Rising Sunday Night on Total Lunar Eclipse
Sunday night, the Earth will slide directly between the moon and the sun, creating a total lunar eclipse. There won't be another until 2021.
Snopes→ Total Lunar Eclipse Meets Supermoon Sunday Night
"This one is particularly good," said Rice University astrophysicist Patrick Hartigan.
Snopes→ Complete Lunar Eclipse Begins, the Longest of This Century
Skywatchers around much of the world are looking forward to a complete lunar eclipse that will be the longest this century.
Snopes→ Will The Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century Occur This Month?
Some record-setting moonside shade is on the books for late July 2018.
Snopes→ Did People Put Sunscreen on Their Eyes During the Solar Eclipse?
A story that spread throughout the world is based on a single person's unverified claim.
Snopes→ Did Sunlight Form a Cross During the Eclipse?
An image purportedly showing sunlight forming the shape of a cross during the August 2017 eclipse is not a genuine photograph.
Snopes→ Trump Watches Eclipse from White House
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump wore protective glasses as they viewed the solar eclipse on 21 August 2017.
Snopes→ Solar Eclipse in the South Pacific
A photograph purportedly showing a solar eclipse over the South Pacific is a composite image.
Snopes→ Solar Eclipse from Space
A supposed photograph of a solar eclipse taken from space was actually a digital creation.
Snopes→ Did a Law Professor Claim the 2017 Solar Eclipse is ‘Racist’?
Two conservative web sites grossly misrepresent the content of a lyric essay in the Atlantic magazine.
Snopes→ Answering Your Questions About the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
The 21 August 2017 celestial event will be viewable to millions in North America, but taking the proper precautions is important.