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Lightning Shooting Into Space From Earth Is Real, but Image Is a Simulation

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11th November 2021
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12th November 2021
Lightning Shooting Into Space From Earth Is Real, but Image Is a Simulation
Photo of artist impression of upward-shooting blue jet lightning (Facebook).

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In the last few months, accounts and pages on Facebook have been sharing a photo that claims to show the International Space Station's lightning shooting upwards for the first time in 2019.

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Photo Description: The screenshot shows a Facebook post sharing the alleged photo and claim.

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