BACKGROUND AND ALLEGATIONS
An X user served his followers a video of a large number of classic cars in the parking lot of a building with the NASA logo on it. "Is NASA, which keeps dozens of old-system vehicles in its parking lot, preparing for a power outage? It is said that all digital and electronic systems will fail in a possible global blackout. Of course, this will not be a solar flare, but an EMP (Electro Magnetic Bomb). May God help us," he added.
Another X user shared the same video and wrote: "Old analog non-electronic cars parked in the parking lot of NASA headquarters. According to NASA, they are kept ready to be used after a power outage on Earth after a solar flare one day."
Many social media users who thought the post was real commented under the content.
FINDINGS
Anadolu Agency's Verification Line analyzed the background of the alleged footage.
It was determined that the video was recorded at the "Kennedy Space Center" in the US state of Florida. A search of Anadolu Agency's photo archive revealed many photos of the spaceport taken in 2022. In these photos, new model cars of various brands were seen in the parking lot of the spaceport.
Some screenshots taken from the alleged video were scanned retrospectively through Google and Yandex Images. It was determined that a Youtube user shared the same video from his account with the phrase "Behind the scenes of the movie 'Project Artemis' with 100 million dollars worth of old model cars".
The research was expanded in line with the information contained in this post. A search on Google with the phrase "Project Artemis" revealed that the Florida Today Newspaper reported that the film starring Scarlett Johansson was shot at the Kennedy Space Center.
When the photos in the news article and the screenshots taken from the alleged video were compared, it was seen that there was harmony between the vehicles. It was clarified that the alleged video was recorded on the set of the movie "Project Artemis".
SET OF FINDING
The alleged video was recorded on the set of the movie "Project Artemis".
Photo frames taken on the set of the film shot at the Kennedy Space Center were compared with the alleged video.
TRUE? FALSE?
The allegations that the vehicles in NASA's yard are waiting to be used after the solar flare do not reflect the truth.
