SCIENCE

This image taken on Mars shows one of the planet’s two moons and not Earth

Published on 04/03/2021 at 11:22

A Facebook post claiming to show an image of Earth taken from the surface of  Mars has been shared hundreds of times online. The claim is misleading: the image is of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, and was captured by a camera onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover in 2014.

The photo shows a computer-generated image, not an actual picture of three planets viewed from Mars

Published on 03/03/2021 at 12:47

This video shows computer generated imagery from a 2006 IMAX documentary

Published on 01/03/2021 at 03:00

Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover

Published on 26/02/2021 at 04:30

The image is actually a 3D model rendering from a stock image site

Published on 19/02/2021 at 11:28

Sun image was shot by an astrophotographer, not NASA solar probe — and it is not the closest ever

Published on 17/02/2021 at 13:32

Misleading claim circulates that US medical journal endorsed hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment

Published on 11/02/2021 at 12:38

This is an edited photo of the Sun created by an independent photographer, not NASA

Updated on 17/02/2021 at 10:20

NASA says this image was not taken during the US space agency’s Mars missions

Published on 11/02/2021 at 06:30

This image has been enhanced from a photo of Venus taken by Soviet spacecraft Venera 13

Published on 09/02/2021 at 11:00

Social media posts trumpeting “made in Nigeria” helicopters show aircraft manufactured in Belgium

Published on 04/02/2021 at 14:43

This video shows computer generated imagery of flying trains created by a simulation platform

Published on 04/02/2021 at 10:51

Pfizer’s CEO said he will get Covid-19 jab – when it’s his rightful turn

Published on 29/01/2021 at 14:50

Video misleads on UK PM Boris Johnson’s comments about efficacy of Covid-19 testing

Updated on 29/01/2021 at 13:53

NASA refutes it confirmed the possibility of the sun rising from the west

Updated on 25/01/2021 at 07:07