Old NASA Image Altered To Show a Tractor Towing a Rocket
The Claim
The image depicts a Ukrainian farmer stealing a Russian rocket.
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Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be fake. The image was altered to add a tractor.
Using Google Image Reverse Search, we found that the original picture was already uploaded to the Alamy image store as taken on Oct. 9, 2018. It does not feature any tractor.
According to the website, the NASA image is accompanied by the following caption: “The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad in preparation for launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Oct. 9, 2018, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.”
Using keywords on Google Search, our team has found the picture posted to NASA’s Flickr page on Oct. 9, 2018, with a caption reading: “The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.”
NASA’s Flickr page has uploaded other images from other angles depicting a train rolling out the Soyuz rocket to the launchpad.
Our team confirmed that the image was edited to add a tractor. Based on our investigation, the original image is old and does not show a tractor towing a Russian rocket. We also have debunked other pictures, claiming to be related to the development of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
