Moon landing conspiracy theories

The moon landing conspiracy theories (also known as moon landing hoax or Apollo hoax) are beliefs that men did not land on the Moon in 1969–1972 during the Apollo program and that NASA faked the information. Some conspiracy theorists believe the Skylab space station is also a hoax.^{[1](p. 162)[2]}

This belief is considered by the scientific community and historians to be irrational. But on the internet, the debate can occur since it is easy for anyone to publish their ideas.^[3] There are subcultures within the USA and cultures around the world that believe that the Moon landings were faked. This view is claimed to have been taught in Cuban schools and wherever else Cuban teachers are sent (Nicaragua, Angola).^[4][5][6] It is also shared by the Taliban^[7] and by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).^[8][9][10]

1. ↑ Ralph René, "NASA mooned America^{[permanent dead link]}", 1994
2. ↑ "33" «Скайлэб» - блестящий эпилог «Аполлона» ["Skylab" - the brilliant epilogue of "Apollo"] (in Russian). 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
3. ↑ The wrong stuff Archived 2010-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, R. van Bakel, 9/94
4. ↑ Getting Apollo 11 right, ABC, 7/99
5. ↑ Lessons of the 'fake Moon flight' myth Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, J. Oberg, Skeptical Inquirer, 3–4/03, pp. 23, 30
6. ↑ Apollo Truth, S. Colby, 2/3/09
7. ↑ Obama's cancellation of Moon landings is a case of "No we can't", not "Yes we can" Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, T. Young, 2/2/10
8. ↑ "Did We Go Moon". Archived from the original on 2021-04-20.
9. ↑ "To Boldly Go Where We've All Gone Before". ISKCON News. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29.
10. ↑ MoonShadows, J. Beals, 13/10/05