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The viral video shows NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore returning to Earth in a rocket that successfully lands back on its launch pad.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video shows SpaceX’s Starship booster being caught by mechanical arms during its fifth test flight on 13 October 2024, not the astronauts returning to Earth. Williams and Wilmore returned on 18 March 2025 aboard a Crew Dragon capsule, which landed in the sea near Florida using parachutes.
அதாவது பாத்தீங்கன்னா! நம்ம அவங்க Beef சாப்பிடறாங்கன்னு குதூகலிச்சோம்; கடைசில பாத்தா அவங்க அசைவமே சாப்பிட மாட்டாங்களாம். Even during her space missions! புரியுதா? தேவையா இந்த? @THE_INDRA_KUMAR ?
Publisher’s rating: false
18 మార్చి 2025న సునీతా విలియమ్స్, క్రూ-9 మిషన్ యొక్క వ్యోమగాములు తమ స్పేస్క్రాఫ్ట్లో భూమిపైకి చేరుకుంటున్నప్పుడు తీసిన వీడియో.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
జపనీస్ ప్రొఫెసర్ అకియోషి కిటాయోకా యొక్క ఆప్టికల్ ఇల్యూజన్స్ మానవులలో ఒత్తిడి స్థాయిని గుర్తించవు
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
اسکلتهای غولپیکر نشان میدهد نسلی از انسانها پیش از نسل انسانهای امروز وجود داشته است.
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
(Imagen) “La NASA acaba de tomar esta fotografía de Júpiter”: #Falso
Publisher’s rating: Falso
The viral video shows astronaut Sunita Williams dancing joyfully after returning to Earth on 19 March 2025
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The review says the viral video is from June 2024, when Williams and Butch Wilmore entered the ISS, not from her return to Earth. It concludes the footage was misleadingly presented as a celebration after her return.
పువ్వు ఆకారంలో ఉన్న ఒక నిజమైన జీవి వీడియో
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ویدئوی دستگاه تولید ابر و باران ناسا
Publisher’s rating: نادرست
Video of a flower-shaped butterfly spotted on Mount Kailash.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the video is AI-generated, citing visual anomalies and the creator’s disclosure. It reports that the original video was uploaded on Instagram on 7 March 2025, where the post explicitly said it was made using AI and design tools.
The video shows a river in Argentina that turned blood-red in February.
Publisher’s rating: Fake
យន្តហោះចម្បាំង UFO ជំនាន់ទី៦ថ្មីបំផុតរបស់ជប៉ុនធ្វើឱ្យពិភពលោកភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលខ្លាំងតែម្ដង” និងសំណេរជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសថា “Japan’s new 6th gen UFO fighter jet shocks the aviation world
Publisher’s rating: False
Уран бол ашигт малтмал биш нүдэнд харагдахгүй гарт баригдахгүй аюулт цацраг
Publisher’s rating: Төөрөгдүүлсэн
إطلاق السودان قمرًا صناعيًا للأغراض العسكرية
Publisher’s rating: مضلل
The review says the video predates the claim: it was published in November 2019 and shows the launch of Sudan’s SRSS-1 satellite with Chinese assistance. The review found no search results confirming a new launch; it reports that SRSS-1 returned to Earth in November 2023.
“Impacto de meteorito provoca pulso electomagnético y caída del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional”: #Falso
Publisher’s rating: Falso
あきたこまちRは放射線育種米？
Publisher’s rating: 誤り
The review explains that あきたこまちR was developed by crossing あきたこまち with a rice variety derived from irradiated Koshihikari, then repeatedly crossing it with あきたこまち. It says irradiation was used at an early stage of breeding, not on the growing rice plants or harvested rice.
ప్రయాగరాజ్ మహా కుంభమేళాలో 29 జనవరి 2025న ఆకాశంలో శని, కుజుడు, బృహస్పతి, శుక్రుడు, పుష్య నక్షత్రం, నెలవంక ఒకే వరుసలో కనిపించినప్పటి ఫోటో.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
Америк цөмийн шинжээч “Монгол улс уран боловсруулалтад ядаж хяналт тавих чадамжтай болтлоо уран ашиглахыг хойш тавьсан нь дээр" хэлсэн
Publisher’s rating: Бүрэн бус
An early morning at Prayagraj. A glorious sight to behold! Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and the crescent moon just before sunrise. Maha Kumbha Mela is connected to this rare planetary parade. For the first time in 144 years Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun, and the Moon were seen parading in the same line on 29 January early morning along with the Nakshatra (constellation) Pushya. What a brilliance of Indian astronomy and astrology. Jai Sanatan Dharma & its unique Universal USP…
Publisher’s rating: false
A photo shows Jupiter, Saturn, the Sun, and the Moon aligning in a row for the first time in 144 years during the 2025 Prayagraj Maha Kumbh.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral photo was taken in Perth, Australia, on 28 April 2022, and shows Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and the waning crescent Moon. It says a planetary alignment also occurred on 29 January 2025, but such alignments happen periodically and are not unique to that year.