Latest False Fact-checks in Space Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Viral image stated on October 4, 2022 in an Instagram post: Buzz Aldrin admitted that the moon landing “didn’t happen.” Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real. Instagram posts stated on September 6, 2022 in an Instagram post: Astronaut Karen Nyberg filmed what “was supposedly a video from space” in front of a green screen. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.” Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Mars Rover photo captured by NASA shows a doorway, suggesting extraterrestrial life. Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.” Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded." Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth. Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax. Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon Rush Limbaugh stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department." Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address: Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
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Viral image stated on October 4, 2022 in an Instagram post: Buzz Aldrin admitted that the moon landing “didn’t happen.” Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real. Instagram posts stated on September 6, 2022 in an Instagram post: Astronaut Karen Nyberg filmed what “was supposedly a video from space” in front of a green screen. Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.” Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Mars Rover photo captured by NASA shows a doorway, suggesting extraterrestrial life. Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.” Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded." Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth. Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax. Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon Rush Limbaugh stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department." Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address: Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
Viral image stated on October 4, 2022 in an Instagram post: Buzz Aldrin admitted that the moon landing “didn’t happen.”
Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an image shared on Instagram: Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real.
Instagram posts stated on September 6, 2022 in an Instagram post: Astronaut Karen Nyberg filmed what “was supposedly a video from space” in front of a green screen.
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.”
Facebook posts stated on May 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: A Mars Rover photo captured by NASA shows a doorway, suggesting extraterrestrial life.
Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.”
Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded."
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth.
Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake.
Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space.
X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.”
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.”
Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968.
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead."
Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax.
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department."
Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare."
Rick Perry stated on January 18, 2011 in his inauguration address: Says the first word spoken from the moon was "Houston."
