 FAKE: As an alien ship approaches Washington D.C. we see its shadow  first encounter the Lincoln Memorial, then travels up the National  Mall directly toward the U.S. Capitol. We also see the shadow go  over the Washington Monument. This shadow is moving east. A couple  of scenes later we see a shadow approach the White House directly  from the front in a northbound direction. Since the White House is  directly north of the Washington Monument, the White House should  have already been in the shadow and the shadow should have  approached it from the West Wing.