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Science & space fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about science & space. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

1,577 published reviews in this topic

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaScience & space

චන්ද්‍රයාගේ පෘථිවියට නොපෙනන පැත්තේ අභිරහස් කුළුණක් ඇති බවත් ඒ බව පෙන්වන ඡායාරූපයක් නිකුත් වූ බවත් පවසන සටහන

Publisher’s rating: False

The review says the circulating image was not an LRO photograph and that no official or reliable source reported the alleged tower or the release and removal of a photograph. It concludes that the post is false; the Zond 3 image mentioned in a comment does not provide evidence of a tower.

فکت‌نامهScience & space

بررسی ادعاها درباره اشیای نورانی دیده‌شده در تهران و مشهد

Publisher’s rating: شامگاه ۲۹ شهریور ۱۴۰۵ ویدیوهایی از نورهای ناشناس در آسمان تهران و مشهد منتشر شد که گمانه‌زنی‌هایی را به دنبال داشت؛ از سفینه فرازمینی و هواپیمای ادعایی TR-3B تا پهپاد، هواپیمای معمولی، بادبادک چراغ‌دار و تصاویر ساختگی با هوش مصنوعی.

Fact Crescendo Sri LankaScience & space

A leaked NASA document called "Project Anchor" predicts that Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds on August 12, 2026.

Publisher’s rating: False

Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka reports that it found no evidence of a NASA document or project called “Project Anchor” and says NASA denied that Earth would lose gravity on August 12, 2026. The review explains that gravity cannot simply switch off and that gravitational waves cannot cancel Earth’s gravitational field.

VérifRadarScience & space

Artemis II photo of Earth shows atmospheric pollution

Publisher’s rating: False.

Related reporting describes online speculation that the Artemis II image’s hazier appearance reflects pollution, but the excerpt also gives a possible photographic explanation: the image shows Earth’s night side and was exposed for visibility. The supplied excerpt does not establish that pollution caused the appearance.