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Skeptoid #536: Debunking the Moon Truthers, Part 2

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Paranormal, History, Skeptic, Science, Skepticism, Urban Legends, Social Sciences, Conspiracy Theories

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2016

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The science behind many of the specific claims made by Apollo moon landing hoax conspiracy theorists.

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0:00.0

Even though the conspiracy theory that the Apollo moon program was a hoax is old and tired

0:08.9

enough to induce groans, it is sometimes still necessary to answer some of the specific

0:15.0

claims made by the conspiracy theorists.

0:18.2

And so today we're going to take a handful of the most common and present the standard

0:22.3

science-based answers to them.

0:25.4

Two of three of debunking the moon truthers is up next on Skeptoid.

0:32.4

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0:37.4

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1:24.6

If you're listening to Skeptoid, I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid dot com.

1:29.6

Debunking the moon truthers, part 2.

1:32.9

The horrible evidence that we never went to the moon.

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