The truth of the information and predictions circulating about the lost Chinese missile

Social networking sites were full of information, predictions and ridicule after the Chinese Space Administration lost control of the “Long March 5B” missile, one of the largest and most powerful Chinese missiles, which increased fears of the risk of the most dangerous load of space falling on Earth.

And the “Sanad” news monitoring and verification agency in Al-Jazeera network monitored the most important misleading news and incorrect information about the “lost missile”, which was circulated by users of social networking sites during the past hours, the most prominent of which are: Read also Will it fall over our heads? .. The Chinese Space Administration is having difficulty returning a rocket safely to Earth A “lost” Chinese missile was spotted passing over Iraq SpaceX is fundamentally changing the space travel landscape For the first time, “SpaceX” is reusing a rocket to transport 4 astronauts to the International Space Station

The fall of the missile in India

Facebook and Twitter accounts have posted videos and photos that they say document the moments of the Chinese missile strike in India.

The moment the Chinese missile fell in India https://t.co/worXHhAaVx

– Roshdy (@Roouushdy) May 5, 2021

By checking the images and the circulating clips, it was found that they are old and have been published in news about various incidents during the past years.

Photo circulation in the past:

Bahrain: The pipeline bombing is a “terrorist act” linked to Iran https://t.co/NHooBRXs0G pic.twitter.com/bBPjUTRlLm

– Monte Carlo Doualiya (@MC_Doualiya) November 11, 2017

Missile passage in Iraq

Iraqi accounts published a video clip they said documented the passage of the missile over the airspace of the city of Nasiriyah.

The rolling clip:
https://fb.watch/5iAntnJQwC/ And by
verifying the rolling clip, it was found that it is old and linked to the fall of a number of meteors in Iraqi provinces.

Old circulation: https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9FsoZjfD8w?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=ar&autohide=2&wmode=transparent

Sanad indicates that the missile moves in an elliptical path, and orbits around the Earth every 90 minutes, which means it passes to all countries of the world.
The movement of the missile can be tracked from this site.

The fall of the missile in China and Algeria

Other accounts claimed a fall in China, and this clip was broadcast.

# Barghuis_mutabal_nasrawi # Mehrez_ Pride_Arab # We went through the
moment of the fall of the Chinese missile on # India,
cold and peace ?? pic.twitter.com/evIrmPs2Ck

– ?❤️ (@ 3sr102) May 5, 2021

By checking the clip, it was found that it is old, and it is due to the explosion of a spacecraft during the past months.

Video Link:
https://www.facebook.com/416416712550313/videos/1062881327533092

India and China were not the only two countries that had a share of this false news. Rather, Algeria joined it and published accounts alleging that the missile fell on an Algerian city.
Algeria news:

# Urgent
news of the fall of the Chinese missile on an Algerian city after it was lost control in the air # Algeria # China pic.twitter.com/LWHRMzNqQz

– Open Kashkool (@KashkoolKwti) May 5, 2021

Wide mockery

Despite the preoccupation of a large number of tweeters on the communication sites with the news of the missile and the possibility of its fall, some dealt with this event with sarcasm, especially that the Chinese missile represents a threat in the event of its fall, and this incident comes in the midst of the repercussions of the “Covid-19” pandemic that swept the world and its source was Wuhan. Chinese.

Irony interactions:

Imagine that this remains in the safety of God, and hoping to hear that China has lost control of a missile weighing more than 22 tons, and now it is going in the kingdom of God and it will fall anywhere in the world and he and his sustenance remain. ?
China Living the World Another horror movie after Corona ?‍♂️?‍♂️ # The Chinese missile pic.twitter.com/KS35gj9WFb

– (Sherif77) ???? (@ Sherif77) May 4, 2021

No one knows the Chinese missile, where will it fall, boys ?! pic.twitter.com/O4NWF1xtdb

– Hope (@mollysultan) May 4, 2021

The story of the Chinese missile Di Lu complemented
Hibaki China service life and our service Allah??? pic.twitter.com/goc9idnY4t

– karim katsho (@ Tkatsho3030) May 4, 2021

The Egyptians are waiting for the Chinese missile, which is lost in space, is located at them ? # The Chinese missile pic.twitter.com/cyltdIVT0W

– Oufa (@ Oufa90) May 5, 2021

I don’t know why the Chinese missile will fall on the Great Pyramid. Pet Goat Costume pic.twitter.com/9n7nKOurBn

– white wolf (@ whitewhite10737) May 5, 2021

An expected date for the “fall of the missile”

According to local media quoted by US Defense Department spokesman Mike Howard, the US Space Command is currently tracking the path of the Chinese missile, expecting it to enter the Earth’s atmosphere on May 8.

Howard explained that it is not possible to determine the exact entry point of the missile into the Earth’s atmosphere, explaining that the 18th Space Surveillance Squadron will provide daily updates on the location of the missile.