“Image shows “Earth, Venus and Jupiter as seen from Mars.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 21 Feb 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The image is from 2012 and was rendered by planetarium software programs.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 February 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 February 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- PolitiFact: False“Photo shows “Earth, Venus and Jupiter as seen from Mars.”
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/AstrophileDaily/photos/a.105342354926794/116677000459996/?type=3…
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