{"id":567335,"date":"2021-06-17T18:36:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567335"},"modified":"2021-06-17T18:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T22:36:20","slug":"fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-secret-space-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-a-secret-space-program\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Secret Space Program?"},"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\">20<\/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-image-show-a-secret-space-program%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=567335&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-Samuel-Corum-PoolGetty-Images-21122-e1621878982278.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=4076830002356414&#038;set=a.239681456071307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid%3D4076830002356414%26set%3Da.239681456071307&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1624018747743000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHVDt8czQTIKDauzBANHI3jKoEmMA\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims to show a \u201csecret space program\u201d meant to be Earth\u2019s \u201cfirst defense against a fake alien invasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image comes from a Star Wars book and does not show a secret space program.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=4076830002356414&#038;set=a.239681456071307\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook post<\/a> includes a picture that shows what looks like spaceships docked in a circle in the sky. It has been shared over 100 times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the \u2018Secret Space Program\u2019 that is being revealed to EARTH!\u201d text accompanying the image reads in part. \u201cThey are not making a new space force, they are unveiling an existing branch of government\/military!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some believers in extraterrestrials and UFOs believe \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ufoac.com\/solar-warden-the-secret-us-space-program.html\">Solar Warden<\/a>,\u201d the alleged space program mentioned in the Facebook post, is the name of a secret fleet of spaceships that protect Earth from aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found the picture actually comes from \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/product\/art-of-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story_9781419722257\/\">The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story<\/a>,\u201d a Star Wars book that was published in 2016. It was also featured on the gaming website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2016\/12\/21\/14042886\/art-of-rogue-one-star-wars-book-preview-review-downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Polygon<\/a> with the description: \u201cImperial Base Planet-Star Destroyer Docking Base.\u201d The description on Polygon credits the image to <a href=\"http:\/\/ryanchurch.com\/bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Church<\/a> of Lucasfilm and Abrams Books.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Church shared the illustration on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rchurchdesign\/status\/1373659118758625285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> in March 2021. The image shows Church\u2019s name signed in the bottom-right corner. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/02\/21\/fact-check-89-americans-45-moon-landing-fake-staged\/\">(RELATED: Do 89% Of Americans Under 45 Believe The 1969 Moon Landing Never Happened?)<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"5.0943396226415\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RogueOne?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RogueOne<\/a> early concept art for the end battle shield barrier- <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarWars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/conceptart?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#conceptart<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hEWIF8q3ps\">pic.twitter.com\/hEWIF8q3ps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Church (@rchurchdesign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rchurchdesign\/status\/1373659118758625285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">\u201c<a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-1ny4l3l r-1ddef8g r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RogueOne?src=hashtag_click\">#RogueOne<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> early concept art for the end battle shield barrier,<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">\u201d Church\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rchurchdesign\/status\/1373659118758625285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">tweet<\/a> reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook claims to show a \u201csecret space program\u201d meant to be Earth\u2019s \u201cfirst defense against a fake alien invasion.\u201dVerdict: False The image comes from a Star Wars &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280638,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-Samuel-Corum-PoolGetty-Images-21122-e1621878982278.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Secret Space Program?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-567335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-Samuel-Corum-PoolGetty-Images-21122-e1621878982278.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show A Secret Space Program?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}