“The viral video shows astronaut Sunita Williams dancing joyfully after returning to Earth on 19 March 2025”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Mar 2025.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The video is actually from June 2024, when Sunita Williams and her crewmate Butch Wilmore entered the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Boeing Starliner. The visuals do not correspond to her recent return to Earth.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 March 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2025, 13 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/479862781747732
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.