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  • 2020-09-10 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Video Show A Meteor Shower Happening In Broad Daylight? (en)
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  • A video shared on Instagram purportedly shows a meteor shower happening in broad daylight. View this post on Instagram Meteor shower ☄️ caught in broad daylight! A post shared by Physics-Astronomy.com (@physicsdashastronomy) on Aug 29, 2020 at 6:46am PDT Verdict: False The meteor shower was created using Adobe After Effects software. Fact Check: In the video , what appear to be meteors streak across a clear blue sky. The caption claims the video, which has been viewed over 9,300 times, shows a meteor shower caught in broad daylight. The video has also been shared on Facebook with similar claims about it depicting a real meteor shower. That is, however, incorrect. (RELATED: Does Sunlight Kill Coronavirus?) Through a reverse image search of key frames, Check Your Fact found the video posted on Instagram and YouTube by the France-based user SouthLab. Both of these instances show the supposed meteors being superimposed into the footage using the computer software Adobe After Effects . Neither of SouthLab’s posts claim that the video shows an actual meteor shower. The title of the YouTube video reads , Making of VFX – Meteor shower [After Effects], while the caption of SouthLab’s Instagram post says , Meteor shower #meteor #sky #fx #specialeffects #aftereffects #art #3d #makingof #motiongraphics. Approximately 30 meteor showers visible to observers on Earth occur every year, according to NASA . Some very bright meteors, referred to as fireballs, can be seen in broad daylight, per the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department website. (en)
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