“Footage NASA shared from the DART spacecraft just before it crashed itself into an asteroid isn’t real.”
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Claim dated 26 Sep 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, also known as DART, intentionally struck the asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26. NASA compiled images it captured into a short video clip that has been shared widely.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 September 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/Ci_mPJsgsE6/
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