Kim Kardashian has openly shared her belief in a long-debated conspiracy theory.
Conspiracy theories persist despite substantial evidence debunking them.
Some still argue that the Earth is flat, with one individual attempting to launch himself nearly 2,000 feet up to verify the planet’s shape firsthand.
There’s also the idea of mysterious forces at work in the Bermuda Triangle, and the notion that the US government is reverse-engineering alien technology at Area 51.
Recently, there was a trend claiming Labubus were demon-possessed – and the theory Kim Kardashian subscribes to is equally outlandish.
She is so convinced that she even attempts to persuade her All’s Fair co-star, Sarah Paulson, of its validity in a new episode of The Kardashians.
Kim Kardashian posits that the 1969 moon landing was staged. In the episode airing today (October 30), she offers to provide Paulson with ‘a million articles’ in which Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong supposedly confess the landing never took place.
“Yes, do it,” Paulson encourages. Kardashian then recounts a viral Q&A session featuring Aldrin from 2015.
During an Oxford Union talk, Aldrin was questioned about the most frightening part of the moon mission.
His response was: “Scariest? It didn’t happen. It could’ve been scary.”
However, this lacks some crucial context – more on that shortly.
Kim theorizes that Aldrin, now 95, is less capable of maintaining the moon landing secret in his advanced age.
In a confessional segment, Kardashian reiterates her stance.
She states, according to PEOPLE: “I don’t think we did. I think it was fake. I’ve seen a few videos [of] Buzz Aldrin talking about how it didn’t happen. He says it all the time now, in interviews.”
She elaborates on her rationale: “Why does Buzz Aldrin say it didn’t happen? There’s no gravity on the moon — why is the flag blowing?
“The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon [have] a different [foot]print than the photos. Why are there no stars?”
Plenty of evidence contradicts Kardashian’s claims, most notably the fact that Aldrin never actually denied the moon landing.
The original footage of Aldrin’s Q&A session shows him explaining that he was talking about a potentially frightening incident that fortunately ‘didn’t happen’.
He describes discovering a broken circuit breaker when the astronauts returned to their shuttle in preparation for the journey home.
This circuit breaker controlled the ‘engine arm’, crucial for returning to orbit and eventually Earth.
While this could have been terrifying if unnoticed, Aldrin recounted using a felt tip pin to push the circuit breaker back in, saying: “I pushed it in two hours early. Piece of cake. No problem.”
Therefore, Aldrin wasn’t denying the moon landing; he was recounting how he averted a potential crisis with quick thinking. It’s likely Kim has not viewed the complete video where Aldrin clarifies his statements.
While Kardashian encourages people to search TikTok for answers, it’s advisable to consult more credible sources…