NASA Refutes Kim Kardashian Moon Landing Claims

On a recent episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian said she believes the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked after watching an online clip of Buzz Aldrin and reading a quote she interpreted as an admission the mission “didn’t happen.” NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, publicly refuted the claim on X, writing, “Yes, we’ve been to the Moon before…6 times!” and invited Kardashian to attend the upcoming Artemis launch. Kardashian suggested bringing Aldrin onto a podcast to “hash it out” and attributed some of his remarks to age-related slurring. Journalists and fact-checkers say the circulating videos are misleading, noting Aldrin’s 2015 remark was a dismissive answer about the “scariest moment” and that common moon-landing conspiracy points have been repeatedly debunked. The exchange highlights how a celebrity claim can amplify misinformation as lunar exploration returns to the spotlight.