Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real.
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Snopes→ Photos From Space: The Seconds Before NASA’s Spacecraft Crashed Into an Asteroid
Here's what happened in the seconds before the collision — a first of its kind.
Snopes→ Bam! NASA Spacecraft Crashes into Asteroid in Defense Test
A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.
Snopes→ Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Crashing into an Asteroid?
A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph).
Snopes→ Is This a Sunset Seen from Space?
The photo in question came from a stock image site.
Snopes→ Strong Earthquake Shakes Mexico´s Pacific Coast; 1 Killed
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.
PolitiFact→ House Majority PAC – Ad confuses donations Michigan U.S. House candidate received in the past with number of donors
"90% of (state Sen. Tom Barrett's) donors are from special interests"
Snopes→ Valery Polyakov, Took Longest Single Trip to Space, Dies
Polyakov's record of 437 days in space began Jan. 8, 1994.
PolitiFact→ Senate Majority PAC – Senate candidate Blake Masters backs 15-week Arizona abortion law with no rape, incest exceptions
Blake Masters does not support abortion exceptions for rape and incest.
PolitiFact→ Saving Arizona PAC – Pro-GOP ad in Arizona Senate race falsely links Keystone pipeline to gasoline prices
“Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – Spanberger's rejection of corporate PAC money needs a little explanation
“I don’t accept a dime of corporate money.”
Snopes→ Package Explodes on Boston Campus; 1 Injured, FBI Involved
A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t prove space is fake
Video proves “space is fake.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t a video of a NASA astronaut pretending to be in space
Astronaut Karen Nyberg filmed what “was supposedly a video from space” in front of a green screen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Leading A Cult Ritual — It’s A Space-Themed Birthday Party
Does a "leaked video" show Hillary Clinton leading a space cult in an "annual Earth ritual"? No, that's not true: This video shows a space-themed birthday party that took place over Labor Day weekend 2022. The video and an article publish
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Rare Pentagon Impact Video’ Does NOT Show Missile Hitting The Building On 9/11
Does a "rare Pentagon impact video" show that something other than a commercial plane hit the building on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: The video shown has been digitally edited to show an object crashing into the building. It
Poynter→ Unpacking Tom Cotton’s misleading tweet about ranked choice voting in Alaska
Critics of ranked choice voting are using Democrat Mary Peltola’s win of Alaska’s House seat to distort the new method of casting votes. Peltola defeated two Republicans: Sarah Palin and […] The post Unpacking Tom Cotton’s misleading tw
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden exaggerates job-creation impact of American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
PolitiFact→ Tom Cotton – Tom Cotton misleads on how Inflation Reduction Act will impact size of IRS, taxes
The Inflation Reduction Act "doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund."
Snopes→ New Space Telescope Shows Jupiter’s Auroras, Tiny Moons
The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all.
Snopes→ Is Amazon Giving Away Pallets of Lost Packages on Facebook?
We don't recommend trusting online offers that seem way too good to be true.
Snopes→ Russian Spacewalk Cut Short by Bad Battery in Cosmonaut Suit
A Russian spacewalker had to rush back inside the International Space Station when the battery voltage in his spacesuit suddenly dropped.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Border apprehensions outpace previous years, but analyst calls numbers misleading
"With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous fiscal year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amazon Is NOT Selling Unclaimed Packages For $1.95 — It’s A Third-Party Seller
Does Amazon host a charity event at the end of the year and distribute random unclaimed Amazon packages for $1.95? No, that's not true: An Amazon spokesperson wrote to us saying that Amazon will sell returns to third-party buyers if the i
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video underestimates California’s capacity to accommodate electric cars and recycle their batteries
Electric cars in California are not sustainable as only 10% of their batteries are recyclable and the state can’t recycle them.
Snopes→ Did a CPAC Banner Say, ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’?
Another banner at the same conservative conference warned, " You'reNext: The Rise of the Democrat Gulag."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, China no prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio
Urgente! China prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio! Nueva York en alerta roja!
Truth or Fiction?→ CPAC ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’ Digital Banner
In early August 2022, memes and tweets highlighted a purported banner displayed at the Conservative Political Action Conference, reading “We Are All Domestic Terrorists”: Maga has "Civil War" trending. I guess that cpac bann
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Red Glow In Pacific Ocean Is NOT Unexplained — Commercial Fishing Boats Use Light To Lure Saury
Is there still a mystery surrounding the bright red glow under the clouds seen by a pilot flying over the north Pacific Ocean? No, that's not true: Pilot Dustin Maggard spotted the red glow on July 16, 2022. Although there was initially s
Truth or Fiction?→ CPAC ‘Prison’ Exhibit
On August 5 2022 (a day after the Conservative Political Action Conference. or CPAC, began in Dallas, Texas) video of a prison cell booth at the event spread virally on Twitter: Hello I would like to share with you the most astonishing thing I have
PolitiFact→ The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time
Tweets suggested that the pace of the ballot count in Arizona was “suspicious,” which ignores the facts about the laws election officials must follow to produce an accurate count, including the verification of mail ballot signatures.
Logically→ The alien bodies found after an alleged crash in 1947 at Roswell, New Mexico, were biological robots built for Space travel.
The official findings on the Roswell crash have not indicated finding any biological robots, aiens or equipment that enables space travel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Packaged Chicken In Swollen Plastic Does NOT Mean It’s Bad, Growing Bacteria
Does swollen plastic packaging mean chicken is bad and growing bacteria? No, that's not true: According to Tom Super, the senior vice president of communications at the National Chicken Council, this "is a USDA-approved packaging process,
Snopes→ Russian Space Chief: No Date Yet for Space Station Pullout
The head of Russia's space agency said that the country has not set a date for pulling out of the International Space Station.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – A trick of perspective in NASA photos of the moon and Earth do not prove that space is fake
NASA photos of the moon and Earth show that “space is fake.”
PolitiFact→ One Nation PAC – Warnock, Cortez Masto voted for COVID-19 relief bill, but not for leisure projects it helped fund
Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
Snopes→ Is This an Astronaut Selfie from the International Space Station?
Astronauts have truly taken selfies outside of the ISS, but this photo?
FactCheck.org→ Protect Our Future PAC
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2020 total spending: N/A Protect Our Future PAC was established in January 2022 to “help elect candidates who will be champions for pandemic prevention,” the group’s website says. The group is a hybr
Snopes→ Russia to Drop out of International Space Station After 2024
Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.
Snopes→ Did NASA Warn Astronauts Not to Masturbate in Space?
Some news outlets definitely use sensational and misleading titles to generate clicks.