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stated on January 31, 2025 a Threads post
“Donald Trump is reportedly furious with Elon Musk for convincing him to push out the head of the FAA because Musk was mad SpaceX got fined last September by the FAA for license violations.”
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January 31, 2025
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stated on January 4, 2025 a Facebook post
Says Elon Musk said, “The Boeing Starliner’s stranded astronauts are not with us anymore,” and “they won’t come back.”
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January 8, 2025
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stated on October 11, 2024 a Threads post
The northern lights are proof of the sky “glowing with chemicals” sprayed in the sky.
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By Loreben Tuquero • October 18, 2024
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stated on May 26, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
"Actornautas aparecen en los videos de la NASA desde hace años mostrando el set de filmación en el supuesto alunizaje”.
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By Maria Briceño • August 8, 2024
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stated on July 4, 2024 a Facebook post
Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.
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By Mia Penner • July 11, 2024
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stated on July 7, 2024 a Threads post
Video shows “huge green coloured meteor” on July 7, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary.
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By Grace Abels • July 9, 2024
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stated on April 29, 2024 a post
Photo shows “clearest image ever taken of Venus.”
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By Sara Swann • May 9, 2024
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stated on March 30, 2024 a Facebook post
NASA is “shooting three rockets at three moons” on the day of the solar eclipse.
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By Loreben Tuquero • April 4, 2024
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stated on March 28, 2024 an Instagram post
Three rockets NASA is launching during the April 8 solar eclipse is “a ritual causing mass psychosis.”
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April 2, 2024
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stated on March 19, 2024 una publicación enTikTok
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”.
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By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek • March 28, 2024
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stated on February 22, 2024 an Instagram post
Solar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.
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By Sara Swann • February 28, 2024
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stated on February 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
En NASA estaban “investigando el mar y dejaron de investigarlo y se fueron para el espacio”.
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By Maria Briceño • February 21, 2024
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stated on February 12, 2024 an Instagram post
"Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.”
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By Samantha Putterman • February 16, 2024
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stated on September 23, 2023 a Facebook post
“Pentagon releases NASA footage of 2,000 mile long UFO near Saturn.”
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September 29, 2023
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stated on August 29, 2023 una publicación en Facebook
"Las naves extraterrestres se camuflan con nubes sobre la nave”.
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By Maria Briceño • September 1, 2023
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stated on July 26, 2023 a post on X, formerly Twitter
“The government just stated under oath that they are in possession of UFOs and nonhuman alien bodies.”
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By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • July 28, 2023
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stated on July 25, 2023 an Instagram post
When Bill Nye said “the Earth is a closed system,” he suggested space exploration is impossible.
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By Loreben Tuquero • July 26, 2023
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stated on July 17, 2023 an Instagram video
Video shows Neil deGrasse Tyson describing how NASA faked the moon landing.
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By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa • July 17, 2023
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stated on June 29, 2023 una publicación en Facebook
"Ovnis desenterrados en Rusia".
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By Maria Briceño • July 7, 2023
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stated on June 18, 2023 una publicación en TikTok
"Ovni estrellado en el Caribe".
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July 7, 2023
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