26 September 2023
Misleading

Misleading: This video shows failed rocket launch in Japan, not China

The rocket in the video was actually developed in Japan by a startup company Interstellar Technologies. The Japanese rocket, named MOMO-2, failed to launch and exploded more than two years ago on June 30, 2018, in the northern island of Hokkaido.

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Comparison of the misleading Facebook video (left) and a screenshot of a video on the Asahi Shimbun (right)
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The Guardian(upper left), CNN(upper right), the Asahi Shimbun(bottom) reported on the rocket ‘MOMO-2’ explosion.