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There are people who believe the moon landing was staged but this wasn’t.

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This is true. The idea that the moon landing was fake has been a common misconception since the 1970s. The post's author is a credible source: John Pavolvitz, an author with a following of over 200,000 on Bluesy. There are videos of this landing online that document the landing that dates back to the original date in 1969 when it was aired on television. People believe the quality of the video makes it seem fake but forget to note that the video is over 50 years old. NASA has a page that goes into detail about the landing with notes on Neil Armstrong, along with Videos and pictures from the mission. The mission is stated and the instructions from President Kennedy. There is an abundance of evidence backing the moon landing up and there is no reason after a little research one should believe it's fake. 

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/apollo-11/

https://www.history.com/articles/moon-landing-1969

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ago by Apprentice (1.2k points)
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You make a solid case for the moon landing being real, and I agree that there's overwhelming evidence to support it. But I’d say it's worth mentioning that Pavolvitz is a political/ opinion writer, I just think that should be mentioned maybe instead of his follower count.
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I disagree with the claim that the moon landing was staged. The Apollo 11 mission in 1969 has been thoroughly documented, studied, and confirmed by multiple independent sources. NASA's extensive records include videos, photographs, and detailed mission reports, all of which verify that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin successfully landed on the Moon.

Additionally, moon rock samples brought back from the mission have been analyzed by scientists worldwide, and their composition confirms they originated from the lunar surface. Independent tracking stations, including those in Australia and the Soviet Union, monitored the mission as it happened, providing further verification.

While conspiracy theories persist, they often rely on misunderstandings of physics, photography, and historical records. Experts have repeatedly debunked claims that the landing was staged. The overwhelming amount of credible evidence supports the fact that the moon landing was real.
https://www.nasa.gov/history/apollo-11-mission-overview/  (This page provides a comprehensive timeline of the mission, including launch details, moon landing footage, and astronaut activities.)
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This is a great check, the background of the event and situation after the fact is really well done and made the check easier to understand. I can see why some people don't trust the government from other more recent events but this factcheck avoids any opinions and presents just facts about this event.
ago by Apprentice (1.1k points)
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Good fact check. I appreciate how you interpreted how some people might have believed that it could be fake, given the context of the information people had. However I do believe that there could be more reasons for this belief and other conspiracy theories, like how some believe that the moon surface was just recreated on earth, but other than that it's a great answer.
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I  like this fact check because it accurately describes the many different parts of this claim. There is a lot of information included which makes it easier to follow and have the past information that is needed.

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