To this day, some Americans are convinced that the United States never managed the technology necessary to carry men to the moon, meaning that America's six moonwalking missions never happened. Instead, they say, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) faked photographs, space transmissions, and even rock samples in order to dupe the public.
How, conspiracy theorists ask, could the US flag "ripple" on the moon, where there is no wind?
In 2001, the Fox network aired a conspiracy theory program that posited that the US may have faked the first 1969 landing to win the space race with the Soviets – a battle the US had at points been losing.
NASA hoped in 2012 that it had put the hoax rumors to bed by publishing high-resolution photos of the moon that show the flags planted by US astronauts.
