And Justice For All… - S1-E10
Factual error: One of the cops confirms at the end of the episode in the vault that the fingerprints on the gun match Prater's fingerprints. Far too little time has elapsed in between the body/gun being discovered and her saying this for this to be possible. Lifting fingerprints off a gun isn't simple or quick to do, and would be done in a lab, which hasn't happened. Even assuming the NYPD expedited everything given the high-profile case, there's no way this would all be done in under half an hour.
Factual error: Avichail is speaking while a tracheotomy tube is inserted in his throat. In reality, you can't speak with a tracheotomy because it diverts the air out before it reaches the vocal cords. You'll have to close the tube with your finger to make a sound. (00:34:22)
Factual error: After the spaceship collides with another craft in orbit, it crashes through multiple buildings before coming to a stop embedded in a large structure. Despite this violent descent and impact, scenes inside the wreck show delicate objects, like equipment, containers, and tools, still neatly resting on tables and shelves instead of being thrown around by the crash. (00:48:55)
Suggested correction: It is a spaceship built and controlled by advanced future technology; there could be several systems on that ship preventing items from being thrown about. A popular technology in sci-fi is inertia dampers or null fields that can hold items in place.
While "inertial dampeners" exist in other sci-fi, Alien: Earth never establishes such tech. The Alien series is known for grounded, industrial realism; objects always scatter in crashes or turbulence. Given the ship's massive impact through buildings, items staying neatly on tables isn't consistent with the tone or physics of the series.
1) The ships have artificial gravity and faster-than-light drives. This means that they are able to manipulate Newtonian physics. 2) Doesn't the fact that everything isn't smashed establish that they have some kind of "inertial dampers"?