Viral #facebook pages are passing off old space clips as live footage to millions of viewers
October 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
Facebook has been pushing live video as its next big format for a while now, and that means there are plenty of media outlets trying to take advantage of the extra visibility. Some, though, aren’t being so honest about it, with Mashable pointing out this week that some viral Facebook pages have been passing off archive footage from the International Space Station as live streams from off the planet.
UNILAD and Viral USA are two pages that tricked viewers in this way, launching hours-long “live” streams from space earlier this week. At the time of writing, UNILAD’s has attracted more than 19 million views since its broadcast, shared under the text “Space from the International Space Station! Where in the world are you watching from?” You…
