This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title moon hoax. Oct 21, 2017 the moon hoax was concocted by richard adams locke, the editor of the sun, and today it reads not just as a parody of science and faith or a prank on a gullible public but also, somehow, as a. The conspiracy theory in question which, of course, fox is quick to dismiss early on in the piece involves a youtube video that allegedly proves nasas 1972 mission to the moon is. The most notable claim is that the six crewed landings 19691972 were faked and that twelve apollo astronauts did not actually walk on the moon. They saw this one program on fox which had five or six points which look so impressive, you know, when youve got the guy from star trek presenting them, and then now they believe it to be complete truth. Stars there were hundreds of photographs supposedly taken on. Apollo moon landing hoax video evidence posted on march 12, 20 in apollo moon landing hoax the most consistently seen argument of moon hoax believers, is why, in a land with no air, the american flag stands up and waves, instead of falling down to the ground. Jul 02, 2015 the great moon hoax was simply a sign of its time scientific discoveries and faraway voyages inspired fantastic talesand a new smithsonian exhibition from the italian version of the great moon. Yes, thats always a very funny one to hear people talk about. Dec 07, 2017 moon hoax conspiracy theorists say a desperate us president john f kennedy, who wanted to beat the russians in the space race to the moon, ordered the production of a series of films in topsecret. According to the us government, nasa successfully sent men to the surface of the moon no less than 6 six times. But as the 21st century brought a rise in internet use and a different standard of truth.
In april 2007, videos began appearing on youtube under the username retiredafb telling the extraordinary story of apollo 20, a secret lunar mission that definitively proved the existence of intelligent, alien life on the moon. Dec 07, 2017 an edited version of the early video title moon hoax apollo was fake and believers are idiots. Known collectively as the great moon hoax, the articles were supposedly reprinted from the edin burgh journal of science. Known collectively as the great moon hoax, the articles were supposedly reprinted from the edinburgh journal of science. Moon hoax conspiracy theorists say a desperate us president john f kennedy, who wanted to beat the russians in the space race to the moon, ordered the production of a. When neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, and michael collins first embarked on their journey to the moon on july 16. Aug 22, 2018 on the anniversary of the great moon hoax, learn how a new york newspaper convinced many of its readers that unicorns and winged batmen had been found on the lunar surface. Man on the moona colossal hoax that cost billions of. The great moon hoax, a series of six hoax articles published in new york sun in 1835 the moon landing conspiracy theories disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Edward snowden reveals hacked cia docs prove moon landing. The moon landing was a hoax moon landing hoax theory. The paper on his research can be found in the online journal, public library of science one. For the moon landings, with an estimated 411,000 working on apollo, he calculates that any hoax would have been found out in 3 years and 8 months.
According to the hoax view, nasa did not land on the moon in july 1969 as many believe. The great moon hoax of 1835 4 april 2011, by nancy atkinson a lithograph published in the new york sun newspaper in 1835 showing life on the moon. All smithsonian museums and smithsonian libraries locations continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of covid19. Various groups and individuals have made claims since. Apollo and the moonlanding hoax human world earthsky. So one very popular conspiracy theory is the moon hoax. The granddaddy of all space conspiracy theories has to be that the moon landings were faked on a soundstage. They claim that nasa faked the landings in order to make people believe the u. Neil armstrong, first man on the moon july 20th, 1994 it has now been forty years since the fabled moon landings by nasa and the apollo. Apollo and the whistle blowers and, more recently, bart sibrel, producer of a funny thing happened on the way to the moon. Edgar allan poe, himself a would be moonhoaxer, described locke. They claim this wellfunded operation was staffed with the best scientists and engineers using technology pioneered by the. Moon landing hoax film claims to show how nasa faked apollo 11 mission nasa astronauts faked distant shots of the earth from,000 miles away by filming a window of their spacecraft while in.
Fate has crdained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on. On the anniversary of the great moon hoax, learn how a new york newspaper convinced many of its readers that unicorns and winged batmen had been found on the lunar surface. Fox television advanced the claim that nasas apollo moon missions were a hoax largely because apollo photos contain alleged anomalies. A 1999 gallup poll showed it was more like 6%, a number which agrees with a poll taken in 1995 by timecnn. Has jerry lodriguss finally figured out that the apollo moon landing was a. According to the us government, nasa successfully sent men to. The meeting took place as part of the cotswold towns annual festival of science. Moon hoax theory as this is beyond the scope and purpose of this article.
The great moon hoax is justly famous for the way the new york sun and its erstwhile writer, richard adams locke, convinced the public in new york and around the united states that civilization had been found on the moon. The internet went crazy with theories and countertheories. Some of the most prominent advocates of the hoax theory are bill kaysing, author of we never went to the moon, ralph rene, author of nasa mooned america, david percy and mary bennett, coauthors of dark moon. Comment on apollo moon landing hoax scientific evidence april 16th, 2012 at 04. Only, there is no breeze on the moon, meaning there is no air in the moons atmosphere, and hence, there is no wind whatsoever.
Kubrick confessed the moon landing hoax stanly kubricks welldeveloped conscience made him to confess that he had directed the staged moon landing, but he was clever enough to confess it only to those who had eyes to see. The great moon hoax solar system exploration research. In the end, it looks like stanley kubrick faked the moon landings in return for two things. Hoax theory debunker phil plait says in his book bad astronomy, that the soviets with their own competing moon program, an extensive intelligence network and a formidable scientific community able to analyze nasa data would have cried foul if the united states tried to fake a moon landing, especially since their own program had failed. He was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in germany and. Fox news should shut the hell up about nasa faking the moon landing. Mar 14, 20 comment on apollo moon landing hoax scientific evidence april 16th, 2012 at 04. Incidentally, if the moon walks actually were a hoax carried out in an earthly landscape that looked like the moon, it would have been done in a dry desert and we wouldnt see footprints in the photos. On august 25, 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the new york sun newspaper. I couldnt help but notice the postings by people who believe this was a hoax. The moon has its share of conspiracy, including people who think nasa faked the apollo moon missions in the 1960s and 70s. How i faked the apollo moon landing ozy a modern media.
Moon hoax hoax trilogy book 1 kindle edition by gillebaard, paul. Aug 21, 2019 on august 25, 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the new york sun newspaper known collectively as the great moon hoax. However, let us look at a few of these so that readers can determine whether there is merit in using the moon hoax theory as a teaching aid. The great moon hoax was simply a sign of its time scientific discoveries and faraway voyages inspired fantastic talesand a new smithsonian. Thats how i sometimes hear people speak of my biblical creation worldview on origins. All sorts of nuts started coming out of the woodwork, peddling their own twists on the moon hoax. The show claims that 20% of americans have doubts that we went to the moon. However, to say that 6day biblical creation, also known as young earth creation, has any correspondence to the moonlandinghoax theory, by any. The first was a virtually unlimited budget to make his ultimate science fiction film. Fox news should shut the hell up about nasa faking the moon. The moon hoax was concocted by richard adams locke, the editor of the sun, and today it reads not just as a parody of science and faith or a prank on a gullible public but also, somehow, as a. I have omitted a lengthy appendix on a geological, geographical, and scientific description of the moon. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. July 20 was the 48th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing.
Apollo moon landing hoax conspiracy theorists like bill kaysing and ralph rene claim that the apollo moon landings were a hoax. Lunar laser ranging llr is a lie and hoax the simple proof. I sent him an email a couple years ago to get a clue. This gives off the impression that most of the larger moon rocks seen in pictures from the moon landing are simply props a set designer could have labeled this stray moon rock with a letter and accidentally left it turned over for the camera to see. The text below comes from an 1859 reprinting the moon hoax stories. For more conspiracy theories on the moon landing, see the next page.
Normally, i would not give such claims any serious attention. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading moon hoax hoax trilogy book 1. This story has been detailed many times, including the book the sun and the moon by matthew goodman 2008. The apollo lunar module would have had to pass through this large zone of lethal radiation in order to travel to the moon, which, according to the critics this would almost certainly have killed the astronauts. This is one of the most obvious stuff ups in the staged moon landing hoax. The moon dirt in all surveyor photos appears to resemble mars dirt.
On 15 february and 19 march 2001 the fox tv network aired a. Lunar laser ranging llr is a lie and hoax the simple proof on. After sputnik became the first satellite to orbit the earth in 1957 and. Top 8 examples proving the moon landing was a hoax. Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the apollo program and the associated moon landings were hoaxes staged by nasa, possibly with the aid of other organizations. South latitude is measured towards the moons south pole.
In this exclusive ozy confession, 81yearold former hollywood cameraman max canard comes clean about his role in what could be the greatest hoax ever carried out. To see mars as big as a full moon, youll need a rocketship, and that may take some time. Moon landing conspiracy theories claim that some or all elements of the apollo program and the associated moon landings were hoaxes staged by nasa. The moon dirt appears to be a mix of powder, sand, and rocks of every size. Twelve astronauts in six apollo missions landed on and explored the nearside. On 5th june 2003 the cosmic conspiracies team attended a debate about the apollo moon hoax theory held at the cheltenham town hall. It was staged in a film studio and was a public relations coup in the midst of the cold war. Apr 11, 2017 moon landing hoax film claims to show how nasa faked apollo 11 mission nasa astronauts faked distant shots of the earth from,000 miles away by filming a window of their spacecraft while in. Top 10 apollo moon landing hoax theories debunked top 10 apollo hoax theories by robert myers and robert pearlman in the early days of the cold war, three men claim they were chosen by a powerful new government agency to undertake a historically perilous journey.
Although many believe man first reached the moon in july, 1969, we have information from a very reliable source, the sanskrit vedic scriptures, that the astronauts never actually went to the moon. The apollo moon hoax at the cheltenham festival of science. Lunar laser ranging llr is a lie and hoax the simple. In my more detailed pdf file about the apollo moon landing hoax, he mentioned this particular man on page 15. Debunking the apollo moon landings hoax collectspace.
Moon landing sceptics often cite the van allen radiation belts as a reason why nasa must have faked the moon landings. Man on the moona colossal hoax that cost billions of dollars. Has jerry lodriguss finally figured out that the apollo moon landing was a hoax. Scientists and representatives from nasa claim the c is just a photographic glitch a stray hair that found its way into the developing process or a hoax in itself. In other words, the author of that book provided evidence against himself rather than proving the moon landing was a hoax. Return of the mars hoax science mission directorate. There are great ideas, undiscovered breakthroughs available, to those who can remove one of truth. One of the most famous photos shows a stray moon rock that appears to have the letter c written or stamped on it.
Great astronomical discoveries lately made by sir john herschel, l. From supplement to the edinburgh journal of science in this unusual addition to our journal, we have the happiness of making known to the british publick, and thence to the whole civilized world, recent discoveries in astronomy which. There has long been a suspicion in some quarters that the moon landings were faked. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on a regular and asneeded basis. The moon landing hoax the triad a book on american. It is commonly believed that man will fly directly from the earth to the moon, but to do this, we would require a vehicle of such gigantic proportions that it would prove an economic impossibility. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. According to some people, denying evolution and believing biblical creation is like saying that nasa faked the moon landings. As chip berlot explains in a recent study of conspiracy theories in modern america. The gallup site has been rearranged, and though i can no longer find this quotation, it still jibes with what is on the. The usa desperately needed a win after the soviets had scored a number of firsts. The 60s was a decade where technology was only just figuring out how to develop the computer mouse, so its not surprising that many people question the authenticity of the moon landing. Notice that there are no crisp footprints in any surveyor craft photos. Two years and five successful missions later, the number of moonwalkers had reached twelve.
This debunking was in response to conspiracy theories that the apollo 11 moon landing in. Wagging the moondoggie by david mcgowan oct 2009 feb 2010 contents part i 2 part ii 10. Top 10 apollo moon landing hoax theories debunked page 2. Apollo moon landing hoax and the face on mars bible. This video explores questions i have regarding the official apollo moon mission story. Here are the top 8 lines of evidence exposing the moon landing hoax. Nasa, however, has always maintained a dignified silence on the subject. Theres a possibility someone took the original, untouched photo and added the c in afterward. An edited version of the early video title moon hoax apollo was fake and believers are idiots. They cite evidence that the landings were filmed in a studio. Moon landing hoax film claims to show how nasa faked. Arranged like two nested donuts, the inner belt is. Its an iconic image for the citizens of the united states of america.
A selftaught engineer from new jersey called ralph rene produced a monograph, nasa mooned america, in which he referred to the heroes of the apollo missions as astronots. Our research suggests that images of the apollo landings are not a true and accurate record. Missions like the lunar reconnaissance orbiter, which have taken pictures of the apollo landing sites while orbiting 30 miles above the rugged lunar terrain, make it much harder to remain a doubter. This book is an entertaining but rigorous examination of the conspiracy theories concerning the reality of the us apollo moonlandings.
Nov 05, 2009 this video explores questions i have regarding the official apollo moon mission story. Those who believe the moon landings were hoaxes say that the united states lacked the technology necessary to transport humans to the moon and back. James van allen discovered a collection of highenergy particle clouds within 40,000 km of earth. The great moon hoax is published in the new york sun. The great moon hoax on august 25, 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appeared in the new york sun newspaper. Moon hoax, apollo was fake, additional evidence youtube. Lunatic fringe the apollo moon hoax theory the independent uk 11272.
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