Claim: The sun and the moon look the same size in the sky because they are of equal size and distance from Earth.
Fact-check: The sun and the moon are not the same size - Full Fact
Verdict: this is untrue. we know from years of observation that the sun is about 400 times larger in diameter than the moon, and also happens to be about 400 times further away.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-01-11T00:00:00