- Question
Were the moon landings faked?
NASA sent six successful Apollo missions to the Moon. Twelve astronauts in total landed on the Moon's surface. Critics suggest that all missions were faked and no one has landed on the Moon. They say that related photos and videos were actually taken in a studio.
The Apollo missions were not faked
This position holds that the Apollo Moon landings were genuine, not faked. It argues a hoax on that scale was impossible, that the rival Soviet Union would have eagerly exposed any fakery, and that abundant physical evidence confirms NASA sent people to the Moon.
The Apollo missions were faked
This position catalogues the claim that the Apollo Moon landings were faked rather than real. Its arguments point to alleged anomalies in NASA's photographs and to the supposed lethality of the Van Allen radiation belts. The view runs counter to overwhelming evidence that the landings happened.