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Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 6, 2026 social media posts:
Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 8, 2026
Threads posts
Threads posts
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.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 31, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
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.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 8, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 2, 2024 a post:
“Elon Musk unveils UFO fighter jet that defies physics.”
Pants on Fire!
By Grace Abels • November 8, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
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”.
False
By Maria Briceño • August 8, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 4, 2024 a Facebook post:
Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.
False
By Mia Penner • July 11, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 7, 2024 a Threads post:
Video shows “huge green coloured meteor” on July 7, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary.
False
By Grace Abels • July 9, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 29, 2024 an Instagram post:
“Astronauts from the Challenger are alive!”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 31, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 20, 2024 a video:
Footage “shows a completely flat horizon proving the flat Earth and completely destroying the globe theory.”
Pants on Fire!
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • May 29, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 29, 2024 a post:
Photo shows “clearest image ever taken of Venus.”
False
By Sara Swann • May 9, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 12, 2024 a Facebook post:
Video proves the moon landing was a hoax.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 8, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 8, 2024 a Facebook post:
The solar eclipse path was “full of chemtraiIs.”
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By Jeff Cercone • April 10, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2024 a Facebook post:
NASA is “shooting three rockets at three moons” on the day of the solar eclipse.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • April 4, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
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.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2024
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
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”.
False
By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek • March 28, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 22, 2024 an Instagram post:
Solar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.
False
By Sara Swann • February 28, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
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”.
False
By Maria Briceño • February 21, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 12, 2024 an Instagram post:
"Google proves that no one ever went to the moon.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 16, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 11, 2024 a post:
A video showing an orb exploding Jan. 1 at a Miami mall is proof that the Blue Beam project started.
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By Sofia Ahmed • January 12, 2024
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Latest promises about Space

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Revise regulations for export of aerospace technology
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Encourage contests and programs to interest students in science
Competitions for science are racing along | November 15, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Speed up development of the next-generation space vehicle
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Re-establish the National Aeronautics and Space Council
Idea to revive National Aeronautics and Space Council appears dead | August 2, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Seek code of conduct for space-faring nations
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Support human mission to moon by 2020
Obama budget abandons moon-by-2020 goal | February 15, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Work with international allies on space station
Obama budget would extend life of International Space Station | February 15, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Support commercial access to space
Obama budget promotes commercial space efforts | February 15, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Conduct robust research and development on future space missions
Obama would direct larger share of space budget to R&D | February 15, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Increase spending to prepare for longer space missions
Obama budget would boost space exploration | February 15, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Establish school programs to highlight space and science achievements
Obama would use NASA funds to improve science education | February 15, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Partner to enhance the potential of the International Space Station
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