Yearly Archives: 2022
Video of explosion aftermath is from Lebanon in 2020, not Ukraine
A Facebook post viewed more than 230,000 times features a TikTok video of the aftermath of an explosion in a city, showing destroyed buildings and smoke rising from the explosion site. The caption alongside reads “Omg pray for Ukraine”. This isn’t a video of Ukraine. Instead it shows a scene from Beirut, Lebanon. The video… Read More »
Photo of wounded Ukrainian woman near Kharkiv is genuine
Posts being shared on Facebook claim that widely-used images depicting the impact of Russian air strikes on Ukraine residential areas have in fact been faked. The posts allege that photographs of an injured Ukrainian woman which featured on several front pages across the world recently, and a damaged apartment block nearby, are actually from 2018… Read More »
WTF Fact 12430 – The Truth About Sunflowers
In 1956, the U.S. Air Force…
In 1956, the U.S. Air Force attempted but were unable to shoot down a runaway drone in southern California. All their rockets fell, causing large brushfires and damaging homes and vehicles in the city of Palmdale. 1,000 acres (400 ha) were burned. It became known as the “Battle of Palmdale”. The post In 1956, the… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #718
The first central heating system was developed for the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus around 550 BC by the Ancient Greeks. It consisted of a wood-fired furnace and pipes that circulated the hot air underneath the stone floors. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #718 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
