{"id":1457018,"date":"2022-04-28T14:44:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457018"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:44:56","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-moon-rising-over-the-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-the-moon-rising-over-the-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show The Moon Rising Over The North Pole?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-the-moon-rising-over-the-north-pole%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457018&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bkboreyko\/videos\/1070406823590174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeachDog15\/status\/1518818029639020545&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1651165124375000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2UzVOHj47sOMUum9qmXnk5\">shared on Facebook<\/a> purportedly shows the moon rising over the North Pole.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video was created through the use of computer-generated imagery. It does not show a real event.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Facebook video appears to show the moon rising and hovering unusually close to Earth before briefly blocking the sun. The video has also circulated on Twitter, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeachDog15\/status\/1518818029639020545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one version<\/a> being viewed over 6.2 million times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe moon is in the North Pole, where the day lasts 24 hours and the moon appears in only 30 seconds completely and blocks the sun for only 5 seconds and then disappears, a breathtaking view,\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/02\/26\/fact-check-image-earth-venus-jupiter-mars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show \u2018Earth, Venus And Jupiter As Seen From Mars\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video is computer-generated, however, and does not show a real video of the moon crossing over the North Pole. A keyword search revealed the video appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@aleksey__nz\/video\/6963129421117132038?lang=en&#038;is_copy_url=1&#038;is_from_webapp=v1\">TikTok<\/a> in a May 2021 post shared by user @LaryLoo. The caption of that post appears to credit the video to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@aleksey__nz?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok user<\/a> @aleksey__nz, who has identified himself as Aleksey Patrev on other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/aleksey_n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behance.net\/aleksey__n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> accounts and describes himself as a \u201cdigital creator\u201d on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aleksey__n\/\">Instagram account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Patrev told <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/video-lunar-eclipse-has-been-created-using-computer-generated-imagery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFP Fact Check<\/a> in May 2021 that he created the video using a series of digital tools and programs. Videos and posts on his social media accounts show he often posts digitally created videos and visuals. He previously shared the video of the moon allegedly passing over the North Pole on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/UiwOj-Jm7kA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact previously <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/07\/12\/fact-check-sunset-north-pole-sun-moon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> an image claiming to show a sunset at the North Pole in July 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video\u00a0shared on Facebook purportedly shows the moon rising over the North Pole.Verdict: FalseThe video was created through the use of computer-generated imagery. 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