No, that statement is not accurate. When we see a shooting star, also known as a meteor, it is not an actual star falling from the sky. Meteors are actually small particles, often no larger than a grain of sand, that enter Earth's atmosphere from space. As these particles travel through the atmosphere at high speeds, they experience intense heating due to air friction, causing them to vaporize and create a glowing trail of light.
The notion that a shooting star could have fallen millions of years ago is a misconception. Meteors are typically remnants of comets or asteroids that have been orbiting the Sun. When Earth crosses the path of a comet or passes through a region with a high density of space debris, we observe an increased frequency of meteors during meteor showers.
The light from a meteor becomes visible to us as it enters Earth's atmosphere, and the entire process, from entry to vaporization, occurs within seconds or, at most, a few minutes. It does not take millions of years for a meteor to reach Earth after it has "fallen" from space.
It is important to note that the light we see from a meteor is an instantaneous event, and it has no direct correlation with the time it took for that particular particle to reach Earth from its origin in space.