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Die Flugroute einer Nasa-Maschine in Südafrika ist ein Beweis für Wettermanipulation.
Publisher’s rating: Das Nasa-Flugzeug ist zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahmen zu Forschungszwecken für ein Biodiversitätsprojekt in Südafrika unterwegs. Es gibt keinerlei Belege für gezielte Klimabeeinflussung.
The video shows NASA 520, a C-20B Gulfstream III, flying near Cape Town in November 2023. The review says the aircraft was collecting data for a biodiversity project with the University of Cape Town, and that there is no evidence it was deliberately influencing the climate.
ইয়োচেমাইটৰ এঞ্জেল জলপ্ৰপাতৰ ওপৰেৰে পূৰ্ণিমাৰ জোনৰ সুন্দৰ দৃশ্য ফটোত দেখা গৈছে।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
The review found that the viral image was edited by combining separate photographs of a waterfall and the moon, rather than showing the claimed scene. It identifies the waterfall as Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall and says the moon image came from NASA’s Instagram.
Human-Faced Fish In Lake Samsara !(Video)
Publisher’s rating: False
The review found no credible evidence that Homo Piscis was discovered in Lake Samsara, noting that the lake and species could not be substantiated. It reports that the video was created using CGI and AI-generated imagery. [S1]
Photos showing giant skulls unearthed by archaeologists
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral images show signs of deformities commonly found in AI-generated imagery, and an AI detection tool identified them as mostly AI-generated. It also reports no credible news or scientific evidence supporting the alleged discoveries. [S1]
నైలు నదికి సమీపంలో ఉష్ణమండల సరస్సులో మానవ ముఖం గల చేప కనుగొనబడింది
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Mandrake plants cry and produce a fatal sound when uprooted
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that there is no scientific evidence that real mandrake plants emit a fatal crying sound when uprooted. It says the viral video shows a simulated Harry Potter scene at an exhibition in Yekaterinburg, Russia, rather than a real plant.
వైరల్ వీడియోలో ఉన్న పక్షి, మనుషుల్ని హిప్నొటైజ్ చేసే ‘ఓపియం బర్డ్’
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The formation of “ice flowers” is a beautiful natural phenomenon in the Great Lakes region of North America!!
Publisher’s rating: Altered
Esa grieta en una calle de Madrid que ve en este vodep es por lava de volcán.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review says the video does not show volcanic lava in Madrid; it shows a promotional installation for Stranger Things 4. The campaign took place in Madrid in May 2022, and the review cites image searches and coverage of the event to support its conclusion.
Лукашенко назвал Россию лидером в изучения Антарктиды
Publisher’s rating: Искажение информации. По численности персонала на антарктических исследовательских станциях Россия уступает США, Чили и Аргентине.
Atlantic And Pacific Ocean Waters Not Getting Mixed !!
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
The review says the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans do mix, though not uniformly, and that currents, tides, and winds help mix their waters. It explains that the viral image shows freshwater from Canada’s Fraser River meeting saltwater in the Strait of Georgia—not the meeting point of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Los océanos Atlántico y Pacífico no se mezclan.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
Stanley Kubrick bekende 6 dagen voor zijn dood in 1999 dat hij de maanlanding in scène heeft gezet voor NASA.
Publisher’s rating: Nee, de man is een acteur die Stanley Kubrick imiteert in een film uit 2015. Er is geen enkele aanwijzing dat de echte Kubrick iets met de maanlandingen te maken had.
The video does not show a genuine confession by Stanley Kubrick. The review identifies the man as actor Tom Mayk in a staged interview for the 2015 film *Shooting Stanley Kubrick*; it notes that the actor is prompted and instructed during the video, and that Kubrick’s widow said he was never interviewed by the filmmaker.
A human-face fish has been discovered near Lake Samsara near the Nile River
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY reports that the viral video’s visuals are AI-generated and found no credible evidence for either a human-faced fish or a Lake Samsara near the Nile River. It also notes that the same video appeared on a channel that describes its work as experiments in video and graphics.
Wikileaks lekte beelden die aantonen dat de maanlanding in scène is gezet.
Publisher’s rating: De video is niet gelekt door Wikileaks en toont niet hoe de maanlanding met Neil Armstrong en Buzz Aldrin in scène is gezet. Het is een mengeling van authentieke beelden van het Apolloprogramma en (de making-of) van de film Capricorn One.
The review says the video was not leaked by Wikileaks and does not show the moon landing being staged. It identifies the footage as a mix of authentic Apollo program images and scenes from the making-of of the film Capricorn One.
La NASA ha alertado sobre una tormenta solar para febrero o marzo que ocasionaría un “apocalipsis de internet”.
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The review found the claim false: NASA said it had not predicted a geomagnetic storm for February or March and had not warned of an “internet apocalypse.” It also reports that solar storms cannot be predicted several weeks in advance.
جبر و مثلثات و لگاریتم و الگوریتم متعلق به ایران است و خوارزمی سیستم صفرویک را ابداع کرده
Publisher’s rating: نادرست