2. Many still believe in conspiracy theories involving the Moon landings remain nevertheless widely subscribed to
The first spaceflight to land on the surface of the Moon, Apollo 11 made history when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, to become the first humans to walk on another celestial object. Spending two and a quarter hours together wandering the Moon, collecting materials and performing various tasks, the historic mission fulfilled the national goal set by Kennedy in 1961 and effectively ended the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Despite the fact the latter never once suggested trickery by their enemy, in the years since the momentous achievement the Moon landing has become the center of one of the most widely believed conspiracy theory.
Alleging man did not walk on the Moon, these collective theories assert the entire mission was a hoax perpetrated by NASA. Claiming all the events depicted were instead staged on film, these wild and absurd conspiratorial allegations are incredulously believed by an estimated twenty percent of Americans. Purporting to demonstrate through vague and incorrect assertions regarding lighting, shadows, and other technological explanations how the saga was faked, these theories have consistently failed to offer a single shred of evidence supporting their claims whilst the landings themselves enjoy an overwhelming array of third-party evidence supporting their veracity.