Latest Fact-checks in Space Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.” Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded." Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth. Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The Space Foundation has erased the honors previously bestowed on Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. His name was stripped ‘in light of current events.’” Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. Instagram posts stated on December 28, 2021 in a post: “NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens.” Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax. Bloggers stated on August 23, 2018 in a blog post: "NASA says an asteroid bigger than a football pitch is heading towards Earth." Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a headline: "NASA prepping 17-year-old Alyssa Carson to become first human on Mars." Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post: "NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens." Bloggers stated on April 8, 2018 in in a blog: The "moon has more than 250 million citizens." Bloggers stated on April 9, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life." Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon Donald Trump stated on March 8, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally." Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground." Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department." Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." X posts stated on January 7, 2014 in posts on Twitter: It’s warmer on Mars than it is in parts of the United States and Canada during the polar vortex. Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion. Rand Paul stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
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Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.” Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded." Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth. Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The Space Foundation has erased the honors previously bestowed on Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. His name was stripped ‘in light of current events.’” Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake. Instagram posts stated on December 28, 2021 in a post: “NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens.” Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.” Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax. Bloggers stated on August 23, 2018 in a blog post: "NASA says an asteroid bigger than a football pitch is heading towards Earth." Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a headline: "NASA prepping 17-year-old Alyssa Carson to become first human on Mars." Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post: "NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens." Bloggers stated on April 8, 2018 in in a blog: The "moon has more than 250 million citizens." Bloggers stated on April 9, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life." Bloggers stated on March 29, 2018 in a blog post: NASA Has Just Confirmed Earth Has A New Moon Donald Trump stated on March 8, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally." Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites." B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat. John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground." Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does." Rush Limbaugh stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department." Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare." X posts stated on January 7, 2014 in posts on Twitter: It’s warmer on Mars than it is in parts of the United States and Canada during the polar vortex. Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion. Rand Paul stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars." Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
Viral image stated on May 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo from “data leak at Elon Musk AND NASA … are said to be from one of Elon Musk’s Space-X satellites.”
Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2022 in a photo: Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded."
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2022 in a video: March 2022 moon crash was orchestrated by the government and visible from Earth.
Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The Space Foundation has erased the honors previously bestowed on Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. His name was stripped ‘in light of current events.’”
Viral image stated on February 16, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake.
Instagram posts stated on December 28, 2021 in a post: “NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens.”
Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space.
X posts stated on July 20, 2021 in a tweet: Says “Jeff Bezos will put 300 (metric tons) of carbon into the atmosphere for 180 seconds in space.”
Martha McSally stated on October 6, 2020 in a debate: Says Mark Kelly took to space a “Chinese communist banner.”
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Asteroid warning: NASA tracks a 4KM killer rock on approach - Could end human civilisation.”
Viral image stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a man grabbing a woman’s rear while watching the Apollo 8 launch in 1968.
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead."
Viral image stated on April 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: Neil Armstrong’s space boots don’t match a photo of his footprint on the moon, suggesting the moon landing was a hoax.
Bloggers stated on August 23, 2018 in a blog post: "NASA says an asteroid bigger than a football pitch is heading towards Earth."
Bloggers stated on July 19, 2018 in a headline: "NASA prepping 17-year-old Alyssa Carson to become first human on Mars."
Bloggers stated on June 23, 2018 in a blog post: "NASA announced that it communicated with four races of aliens."
Bloggers stated on April 9, 2018 in a web post: Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life."
Donald Trump stated on March 8, 2018 in a cabinet meeting at the White House: The last private rocket launch "cost $80 million. If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times that amount of money. I mean, literally."
Marco Rubio stated on February 4, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.: China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
B.o.B. stated on January 25, 2016 in in a Jan. 25 tweet: "You've been tremendously deceived" by people who say the Earth is not flat.
John McCain stated on January 27, 2016 in a committee hearing: "Today Russia holds many of our most precious national security satellites at risk before they ever get off the ground."
Other Space stated on July 14, 2015 in in a Change.org petition: "By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does."
Rush Limbaugh stated on March 6, 2014 in a segment on 'The Rush Limbaugh Show': President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency "into a Muslim outreach department."
Texas Liberty PAC stated on February 22, 2014 in a sign spotted outside a polling place in Austin: Says Lamar Smith "sponsored the bill that funded Obamacare."
X posts stated on January 7, 2014 in posts on Twitter: It’s warmer on Mars than it is in parts of the United States and Canada during the polar vortex.
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2013 in a Facebook post: The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.
Rand Paul stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Says the federal government is supporting a study in Hawaii to "develop a menu for when we colonize Mars."
Bill Nelson stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate: Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."
