Claim: the moon landing was fake

Question

This is a conspiracy theory that has been perpetuated for years. As far fetched as it may seem, there are many proponents of this conspiracy and people have made some fairly decent points in support. Some have proposed that the US government faked the moon landing to win the space race against Russia with the good of the country in mind. People also claim the footage of Buzz Aldrin waving the American flag wouldnt actually be possible on the moon, which acts as a vacuum. 6% of the entire American population believes this conspiracy. That makes up about 18 million people.

Answer 1

Moon-landing is very unlikely fake, the waving flag effect was because there was basically minimal gravity on the moon so the flag wouldn't be able to fall down even if there was no wind (there is no wind on the moon!).

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-debunked

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Answer 2

The moon landing was not fake as there is evidence to prove its legitimacy.

 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/moon-landing-conspiracy-theories-debunked

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Answer 3

There is proof of the moon landing being real. Many people are simply misled my informational framing and individual differences. The presentation of information critical of the moon landing increases the likelihood of a person not believing in the moon landing.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/acp.2873?casa_token=MU2EC4ErSCEAAAAA%3AgLpRAv5Nraa85qB7TSYm6It0XmR1KhmvRCBLRulVzDFvCw-TQZkTgckmYNJAdsPpMXgG3_bx6LN5UjQ

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