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Hogan’s attempt to rocket back into headlines fails to launch as social media users call him out for spreading misinformation
Former Governor Hogan hoped to propel himself back into the news when he took to social media Friday night to sound the alarm on a growing threat in the night sky – only to discover the culprits were light-years away. Social media users quickly corrected him, pointing out that the threat he mistook for drones was actually stars.
While the drone story is still developing in New Jersey and across the northeast, leaving more questions than answers, what is clear is that Larry Hogan’s attempt to insert himself into the narrative was proven to be him spreading misinformation.
Accompanying his alarmed post was a two-minute video capturing scattered lights in the night sky.
“Last night, beginning at around 9:45 pm, I personally witnessed (and videoed) what appeared to be dozens of large drones in the sky above my residence in Davidsonville, Maryland (25 miles from our nation’s capital). I observed the activity for approximately 45 minutes,” Hogan wrote.
However, meteorologist Matthew Cappucci swiftly responded to Hogan’s post with a fact-check that has since gone viral. Cappucci clarified that the lights captured in Hogan’s video were none other than the stars of the Orion constellation—a natural and well-known celestial formation.
See coverage below:
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“??Days after former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he saw dozens of large drones in the sky above his Anne Arundel County home, astronomers are debunking his claims, saying the lights he spotted were “clearly” a constellation of stars.”
SUN: Astronomers perplexed by Hogan drone claim, which was ‘so clearly’ a constellation
“University of Maryland Observatory director Elizabeth Warner said Monday that it was immediately apparent to her that Hogan’s video depicted Orion, one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. “It’s so clearly a constellation of stars through trees””
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“The former Maryland governor’s attempt to join in on the drone craze didn’t quite work.”
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“Doug Mastriano, former Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate in 2022 and current State Senator, made Larry Hogan’s old man yells at constellation post look downright scientific.”
“Former governor of Maryland Larry Hogan shared a video on Friday, claiming to have “personally witnessed (and videoed) what appeared to be dozens of large drones in the sky above my residence in Davidsonville, Maryland.” Social media, naturally, had a field day.”