She had a sex change operation so that her body would match her identity. She was given 35 years in prison but under Obama's government, was released. Her sharing of the files had mixed views from the press and public too and she was firm in standing by her decision throughout. This was met with severe consequences and she was imprisoned while still suffering from gender dysmorphia. She joined the military and while working there snuck out 720,000 classified documents and sent them to WikiLeaks. Chelsea was born Bradley Edward Manning and struggled with her gender throughout her life. The memoir will likely be an interesting read, for Chelsea has had several experiences that will no doubt be both thought provoking and eye opening. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook.Chelsea Manning, best known for leaking military documents to Wikileaks, is going to release a memoir. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. WFMY News 2 via YouTube, July 16, 2019, 'We Have Liftoff, 'We Have Liftoff,' Apollo 11 Blasts Off Into Space Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum via Youtube, July 16, 2009, Apollo 11 - Buzz Aldrin Descends Ladder to Lunar Surface NASA, April 28, 2021, Who has walked on the Moon? Capricorn One (1977) Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. 17, 2021, Fact check: Moon landing conspiracy theory misrepresents lunar footprint
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31, 2021, Fact Check-Video claiming to prove fakery of moon landings uses authentic footage interspersed with clips from fictional movie ‘Capricorn One’ USA TODAY could not locate records of the video on the WikiLeaks site. Capricorn One ( 1978) PG 127 mins Drama 2 June 1978 Cast: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro More Director: Peter Hyams Writer: Peter Hyams Producer: Paul N. For most audience members in that pre-Internet age, Capricorn One was their introduction to the very idea that the moon landing might have been a big, fat hoax. The video combines seemingly authentic images of the Apollo 11 mission with "behind the scenes" footage from a late 1970s fictional movie. Our rating: Falseīased on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a video was released by WikiLeaks and proves a moon landing was faked.
However, the lunar footprint was made while the astronaut was wearing a treaded "lunar overshoe" which was discarded when the astronauts left the moon. While the lunar footprint showed tread, the astronaut's boot had a smooth sole. In that case, a mismatch between a photo of an astronaut's lunar footprint and the same astronaut's boot raised suspicions. USA TODAY previously debunked another social media claim that astronauts never landed on the moon. The video also contains what appears to be authentic footage from the Apollo 11 mission, including astronaut Edwin " Buzz" Aldrin on the moon.įact check: Fake Mars photo not connected to NASA The apparent "behind the scenes" footage was uploaded to YouTube in 2014. "Capricorn One" is a fictional story about a cover-up of a faked space mission to Mars. Shedding further doubt on the authenticity of the video, apparent "behind the scenes" footage from the late 1970s movie "Capricorn One" is spliced throughout. WikiLeaks did not immediately respond to a request for comment. While the video purportedly came from WikiLeaks, USA TODAY could not locate it on the WikiLeaks website. Video includes 'behind the scenes' footage from fictional movie, not found on WikiLeaks website USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook users who shared the claim for comment. Special access for subscribers! Click here to sign up for our fact-check text chat Not exactly the kind of movie that usually sells out screenings at TIFF, especially at one of the festivals larger venues. The claim was fact-checked by Reuters and found to be false. In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing. Further, the video contains already publicly available "behind the scenes" footage from the fictional 1970s movie "Capricorn One." There is no record of the video being released by WikiLeaks. "This is ultimate proof that they FAKED it! Yet another HUGE lie exposed," reads the blog. The video maintains a caption throughout that reads "Wikileaks releases moon landing cut scenes filmed in Nevada desert." It also features what appears to be a WikiLeaks logo in the upper left-hand corner of the screen for much of the video.
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