Fact Check: Old animated video shared as NASA footage of Chandrayaan-3 moon landing
The video has no links to Chandrayaan-3 and has been on the Internet since June 2021.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 25 Aug 2023 4:17 PM IST
Screengrab of the X post.
Hyderabad: After the successful landing of the Indian Space Research Organisationās (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface, a video claiming to show the landing of the spacecraft on the moonās surface is viral on social media.
Users claim that the video shows footage of the Chandrayaan-3 landing as captured by the USAās National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
An X blue tick user shared the video with the caption, āNow see Nasaās actual pictures of chandrayan 3 landing taken by their (DSN) deep space network. (sic)ā
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The video is being widely shared by multiple users on X and Facebook.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the video has no links to Chandrayaan-3 and has been on the Internet since June 2021.
On performing a reverse image search of the videoās keyframe, we found it published by a YouTube channel named Hazegrayart on July 20, 2023, titled āApollo 11 Moon Landing.ā
We also found the extended version of the video published by the channel on June 8, 2021, titled āThe Apollo 11 Moon Landing: A Historic Moment in Space Exploration.ā The viral clip in this video appears around the 0.42-second mark.
In the comment section, we noticed several users appreciating the animation skills of Hazegreyart, which suggests that the video could be digitally created.
NewsMeter has reached out to Hazegreyart for more details about the video. The story will be updated as and when they reply.
The video has been on the Internet since June 2021. Hence, we can safely conclude that it does not show NASAās footage of Chandrayaan-3 landing on the lunar surface on August 23, 2023.
