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Fake video of SpaceX moon collision circulates online
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A viral video claiming to show a SpaceX rocket crashing into the Moon has been debunked as synthetic. While the actual impact of the Falcon 9 upper stage did occur, no authentic footage of the collision exists.
Part of a Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX slammed into the Moon as predicted on August 5, 2026, but a video purporting to capture the moment is synthetic. No satellites are known to have captured direct video of the impact from space and despite amplifying the clip, Musk and other accounts have confirmed the footage is fake.
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