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Cut-Off Quote: Buzz Aldrin Did Say Moon Landing Didn't Happen Cut-Off QuoteDid astronaut Buzz Aldrin say the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing "didn't happen"? No, that's not true: The video clip in the post that makes this claim is misleading since it left out important context from one of Aldrin's quotes in a 2015 question-and-answer session.Th (Source: Lead Stories)

False: Tesla has produced 'Tesla smartphone' in 2023 Burmese social media users have shared several images, including a doctored picture of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside a false claim that the company will start selling smartphones that allow Internet access through the Starlink network. This follows reports that the network -- operated by one of Musk's other companies, SpaceX -- could be accessed in some areas of Myanmar's Kayah state in early June 2023 as fighting between government and anti-coup forces continued in the region. But as of June 16, no official statements regarding the smartphone launch or such products were available on Tesla's official website. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)