This video showing a purported meteor shower is fake
This video showing a purported meteor shower is fake
(AFP) - A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook which claim it shows a meteor shower captured in “broad daylight”. The claim is false: the video was created using animation software.
The video was published on Twitter on August 30, 2020. It has been viewed more than 196,000 times.
The caption reads: “Meteor shower caught in broad daylight!”
The same clip was shared with a similar claim on Twitter and on Facebook.
The claim is false: the video was created using animation software.
The video was posted on Instagram by a France-based user with the handle South Lab.
#meteor #sky #fx #specialeffects #aftereffects #art #3d #makingof #motiongraphics”.
The next two videos in the post show how the animated clip was created using computer software Adobe After Effects.
A corresponding YouTube account shared the same video here. The video’s French title translates to English as: “Making of VFX - Meteor shower [After Effects]”.
The description reads: “Software used: Adobe After Effects
"Plug in: Trapcode Particular
"Find my other fx videos on my social networks! Instagram: @southlab Tiktok: @south_lab”.
The false claim was also debunked by Twitter user Hoaxeye here on August 30, 2020.
