[HOAKS] The Big Moon on the Russian-Canadian border rises in 30 seconds

KOMPAS.com – A download containing a video of the rising and setting of the Moon in just 30 seconds, circulating on social networks.

In the video, the Moon looks very large and covers the Sun, making it dark.

The uploader said the phenomenon occurred at the border between Russia and Canada in the Arctic.

Observation by the fact-checking team Kompas.com, the video is not real or a hoax.

Story in circulation

The video of the so-called big moon rising at the border of Russia and Canada was uploaded by the account this. Temporary account this, this, and this download a similar narration without the accompanying video.

Here is the content of the upload:

The moon rises and sets in just 30 seconds at the border between Russia and the North Pole

Download a hoax video featuring a large moon rising and setting in just 30 seconds

To look for Kompas.com

When tracking is done using screenshots of video clips in Google Image and Yandex, the search results refer to a number of fact-checking articles from various sources.

To throw Africa check, the video is an animation uploaded by a TikTok user @Aleksey__nx on May 17, 2021.

The account, which has 1.9 million subscribers, also often uploads similar animated videos, such as the planet Saturn looking large and very clear from Earth.

Another animation he did was of a plane landing upside down.

Michigan State University astronomer Dr Shannon Schmoll said the video was factually incorrect.

Dr Shannon said the Moon orbits Earth every 29 days and does not appear as fast as in the video.

“From our perspective, the moon is offset about 15 degrees from the star background instead of the full width of the sky in about a minute! he said.

The moon also always appears to be roughly the same size as the sun when seen with the naked eye.

Conclusion

Based on the fact-checking team’s research Kompas.com, it can be concluded that the narration shared with the video of the large moon rising and setting in 30 seconds is a hoax.

The video is an animation uploaded by a TikTok user.

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