Who Started the Moon Landing Hoax Conspiracy Theory?

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Since the early 1970s conspiracy theorists have created ever more elaborate stories about how NASA faked the moon landings, much to the annoyance of the literal hundreds of thousands of people who worked in some capacity to make these missions a reality, and even more so to the men who were brave enough to sit in front of a massive controlled explosion, take a little jaunt through the soul crushing void of space in an extremely complex ship built by the lowest bidder, then get into another spacecraft whose ascent engine had never been test fired before they lit the candle, and all with the goal of exiting said ship with only a special suit between them and oblivion.

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[BrianKHahn]

When the moon landings were faked, the reason it costs so much was because the actor, Neil Armstrong, insisted it be filmed on location.

[moviemaker]

I could have been an astronaut, but my parents told me the sky was the limit.

[kens]

“It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, its impossible to win an argument with a stupid person” -Bill Murray

[brindfan]

Moon landing deniers usually just talk about Apollo XI. Rarely about Apollo XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, and XVII.

[TheMightyPatapon]

Huh, faking the moon landings required many more strippers than I would have suspected.

[theCodyReeder]

Its not just the isotopes but where in the rock the isotopes are. for instance lunar feldspar grains contain argon 40 locked into the structure; The result of potassium 40 decaying over billions of years. To get the argon into the crystal, in the right proportions, in a lab, in a short time, and without changing something else would be extraordinarily difficult if not totally impossible even with modern technology.

[KaoticReach]

"we can't make this stuff up but apparently he can"
Beautiful

[jameswest]

Most argue that believe it was, well why didn't we go back .. the answer is we did 6 more times but only the first one is talked about, a simple search would have shown them that.

[thorboy]

I KNEW IT!
IT WAS SQUARESPACE ALL ALONG!

[hughgrection]

The book "Bermuda triangle " sold 6 million. The book "Bermuda triangle solved" sold 6000. There's your answer to sensationalism

[ShamrockShylock]

NASA: We gotta keep the lid on the biggest conspiracy in the history of the world

Astronauts: We're gonna go to Vegas, get drunk and kick it with some strippers

NASA: Ok, just be back in time for supper, it's grilled cheese night

[MisterHowzat]

What gets me is that they always say "the moon landing" when there were six.

[NihilistSolitude]

"It all start with squarespace"
I knew squarespace started the moon landing hoax!

[ejeckk]

No matter what you believe about the moon landings, there is one universal truth:

Buzz is not to be effed with.

[Jack_Parsons-]

As a former NASA engineer I vastly prefer the conspiracy theory that the reason humans haven't been back to the moon is because the aliens don't want us there.

[bobspafford]

Like Albert Einstein said "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits!"

[jltrem]

I could watch Buzz Aldrin punch Bart Sibrel all day.

[TotalRookie_LV]

"I'd bet my life on it"
As the bug in "Men in Black" said: "Your proposal is accepted"

[Darrida]

My father was a Soviet officer. They were involved in the lunar program. He always said that the Americans actually were on the Moon

[alex]

My favorite is "you cant see stars in the pictures".
Every camera-person on earth giggles at that one