A fake video claiming to capture the Moon passing over the North Pole has managed to deceive a large number of people online and especially on Twitter.
Twitter user “Ollie and Dave” wrote over the video, “A breathtaking sight at the North Pole, where the day lasts 24 hours, with the Moon completely visible in just 30 seconds and blocking the sun for just 5 seconds and then disappearing.” .
The 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. pic.twitter.com/kJjkEzAeaq
— Ollie and Dave. (@BeachDog15) April 26, 2022
Although clearly meant as a joke, people have interpreted the fake video of the Moon over the North Pole with frightening seriousness . Many users seem to think this is real, and quite extensive verification messages were sent to those who participated in this joke.
Another Twitter user, Burner, who went so far as to say that he touched the Moon during this transit, said, “People who say it’s fake don’t travel well. I went there. Not exactly to that point. Actually, I was closer to the horizon, right there.” at the point where you can briefly touch the moon as it passes. There is no total eclipse at this point, it is very difficult to say which view is better,” he wrote, causing the business to grow even more. Those who saw that this joke was taken more seriously than expected, started throwing many responses stating that the Moon did not work that way.
Of course, the Moon looks almost the same from anywhere on Earth. The reason we say it looks almost the same is because different angles are captured depending on the hemisphere you are in.
“Everyone sees the same phases of the Moon,” explains NASA Science. would be in phase with its phase, but would appear upside down compared to what you are used to. For example, the Moon was in a waning crescent phase on March 8, 2021. Seen from the Northern Hemisphere, the waning crescent appeared on the left side of the Moon. Seen from the Southern Hemisphere, the crescent appeared on the right ”
This video reminds us once again that not everything we see on the internet may be as real as it seems. While this example is just a harmless fallacy, in many cases fake images can be found that confuse things badly. This is exactly why one of the biggest problems today is fake news and images on the internet…
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