“Video of English singer-songwriter David Bowie predicting the impact of internet back in 1999”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is a parody of the real David Bowie’s old interview on Newsnight in 1999, created by Michael Spicer. Though David Bowie talks about the internet in the original interview, at no point in the interview he mentions exactly the same words, as claimed in the viral video. The viral video is a recreation of original David Bowie interview
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 January 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.