Overview
- In an Oct. 30 episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian said the 1969 Apollo 11 landing was fake and cited clips she attributed to Buzz Aldrin while urging co-star Sarah Paulson to investigate.
- NASA acting administrator Sean Duffy responded on X that the United States has landed on the Moon six times and highlighted the agency’s Artemis return-to-the-Moon program under President Donald Trump.
- Reporting and prior fact-checks note the Aldrin footage circulating online was misinterpreted, with remarks from events such as an Oxford Union appearance and a Conan O’Brien interview shown out of context.
- Scientific bodies reiterate extensive evidence for the Apollo missions, including hundreds of kilograms of lunar samples independently verified as originating from the Moon.
- After Duffy’s post, Kardashian asked about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on X, and Duffy used the exchange to explain the object and invite her to an Artemis launch at Kennedy Space Center.