The video clip from 2021 is digitally modified, and it is the work of the Ukrainian artist Alexei Patrev
A video clip has been circulated extensively during the past hours, showing a strange movement of the moon, which may seem terrifying, and its complete blocking of the sun within seconds. The clip was circulated extensively on social media, causing a state of controversy about the clip’s authenticity.
Several accounts re-published the clip, and Tweeter said: “Imagine that you are sitting in the place between Canada and Russia in the Arctic, the morning moon suddenly rises in its true size within 30 seconds and completely obscures the sun for a period of 5 seconds … a dazzling scene!”
The clip garnered many views, reposts, and comments between those who approved the scene and questioned its authenticity, but many agreed that it was an unreal clip modified with digital tools.
As for the truth of the clip, according to the account of the Anti-Rumours Authority in Saudi Arabia on “Twitter”, it is incorrect and indeed digitally modified, and it is for the Ukrainian digital artist Alexei Patrev, who published the video on his account in “Tik Tok” in 2021, and later sold the video as an NFT symbol.
In the digital age we live in, the slogan “Don’t believe everything you see!” must be raised.
