Claim: After China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in September 2024, footage of a rocket emitting dramatic plumes surfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the Chinese Dongfeng-31 AG missile. But the video -- viewed tens of thousands of times -- has circulated online since at least June 2024. Its original uploader told AFP the clip shows a SpaceX mission launch in California.
Fact-check: Video shows SpaceX Starlink mission, not Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile
Verdict: video shows spacex starlink mission, not chinese intercontinental ballistic missile
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tommy Wang
Date published: 2024-10-23T10:27:00