Although there are thousands of conspiracy theories, few have captured the public’s attention quite like the theory of the Apollo Moon Landings being an elaborate hoax. Despite overwhelming evidence of the Moon Landing happening, many stubborn groups of theorists continue to try to prove that NASA’s mission to the Moon was staged on Earth. 

At the heart of the Moon Landing theory lies the pile of photographic and video evidence from the Apollo missions. Many theorists have pointed out the lighting and shadows, and they have alleged that the flag was planted abnormally. The theorists also claimed there was a huge absence of stars in the background of photographs, further leading to the idea that the landing was faked on Earth. 

Moreover, skeptics argue that there were too many technological limitations in the 1960s for people to be able to travel to the Moon. Some factors in backing this up were radiation exposure, the Van Allen radiation belts, and the complexities of space travel. These were all heavy obstacles in the way of the success of the Apollo missions.

Researchers have closely examined all the evidence, and many of them declared that the idea of the moon landing being fake is not true. Several experts, including scientists and engineers, have studied the evidence and found that the things people were suspicious of were actually just misunderstandings or lies. There is a lot of other evidence, such as rocks from the moon, data from the mission, and stories from the astronauts themselves, that all support the fact that the Apollo missions were real. 

At the end of the day, it is just a conspiracy theory, but it makes us wonder about other accomplishments the space stations may have fabricated.