Science and technology
332 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“A video of the Luna-25 spacecraft crash landing on the moon’s surface”
FACTLY says: The Russian space agency Roscosmos State Space Corporation has not released official footage of the Luna-25 crash landing. Also, the image of the moon seen in the viral video is a screengrab of a 3D model of the moon cr…
“Amazing Chandrayaan-3 Mission: Look how Earth looks from the Moon”
“Video captured by Chandrayaan-3 mission showing how Earth looks from the Moon”
“Visuals of the moon's surface sent by Chandrayaan-3”
“Amazing view of earth from space #Chandrayaan3”
“Says the Georgia indictment of Donald Trump seeks to criminalize everyday activities like “tweeting that you’re watching TV,” “reserving rooms for meetings” and “asking someone for a phone number.”
PolitiFact says: There are many actions that on their own that are not illegal. But added together, these actions can be part of overt acts toward a conspiracy.
“Sounds Coming From The Universe, Captured by NASA!!”
“A Rat Moved On The Space X Falcon 9 Engine On Its Way To Space”
“The numbers are not going down. CBP’s One app shell game, not releasing the OFO numbers, moving the numbers from crossing over to the ports of entry and then getting automatic parole to those individuals.”
Washington Post says: The OFO numbers are being published
“PH ranking is up 11 places from last year for fixed broadband speed and 8 places up for mobile internet”
FactRakers says: Marcos compared this year's median speeds with last year's mean speeds, leading to the error
“These visuals show India's moon mission launch”
“This video shows Chandrayaan-3 on its way to the moon”
“This photo of a building cloaked in satellite dishes is real, not digitally edited”
FACTLY says: This is a digitally manipulated photo created by an artist named Till Nowak. It features an actual building whose height was digitally doubled in post-production, with 3D-modeled satellite dishes added
“France Has Announced An Internet Shut Down Amid The Violence In Paris !!”
“France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.”
PolitiFact says: Two French governmental agencies issued statements describing as fake a purported news release saying the government had decided to restrict internet access.
“France will impose a lockdown and internet blackout amid protests.”
“French Ministry of Interior, in a press release, has announced a partial ban on internet access starting from 03 July 2023 to curb the misuse of social media platforms for coordinating illegal activities that incite violence”
FACTLY says: The French Ministry of Interior has issued a statement refuting the validity of the letter, declaring it to be false. They affirm that the French Government has not taken any steps to enforce an internet ban regarding t…
“NASA warns of “internet apocalypse,” which “means they can execute the Great Reset in silence without anyone knowing it.”
PolitiFact says: NASA's website on the Parker Space Probe mission does not use the phrase "internet apocalypse." Also, there’s no evidence this mission is paving the way for "the Great Reset," a widely debunked conspiracy theory.
“NASA space rockets can’t reach space.”
PolitiFact says: NASA rockets have reached space numerous times.