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False: An image shows a CNN news story that reported the OceanGate submersible on its way to the Titanic wreckage site was found empty. As rescuersrace against the clockto find the Titan, the lost submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, social media users on Wednesday shared a fabricated CNN report that falsely claimed the vessel has been found with no one inside. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: Video shows China launched an artificial sun A video has been viewed millions of times after it circulated on various social media platforms alongside a false claim that it shows the launch of China's artificial sun. The clip actually shows the launch of NASA's Artemis I rocket in November 2022 at the Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)