The last few days have seen a rise in viralsocialmedia posts claiming to show the Chinese government launching an “artificial sun.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYiTD08gRHQ
This is not the first time this claim has gone viral; in September 2021, a video from YouTube account “Proven Facts” shared a video showing another supposed launch.
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Alec Dent is the culture editor and a staff writer for The Dispatch. He is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC Chapel Hill, and previously oversaw The Dispatch's fact checking team.