Overview
- On a new episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian said she believes the 1969 Apollo 11 landing was fake, citing online clips she attributed to Buzz Aldrin and urging viewers to check TikTok.
- Acting administrator Sean Duffy responded on X that the United States has been to the Moon six times and said the Artemis program is returning under President Donald Trump’s leadership.
- Duffy invited Kardashian to an upcoming Artemis launch at Kennedy Space Center and replied to her follow-up question about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, noting there are no aliens and no threat to Earth.
- News outlets and fact-checkers report the Aldrin clips were taken out of context, pointing to interviews where his comments referred to broadcasters’ animations and not to a faked landing.
- Scientific organizations highlighted extensive evidence for Apollo, including verified lunar samples and documented mission data, as Reuters noted Artemis II is scheduled to fly around the Moon in 2026 ahead of a planned landing in 2027.