How ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Pokes Fun at Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
How ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Pokes Fun at Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories Smithsonian Magazine
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An unidentified aerial phenomenon captured by the U.S. Navy. U.S. Department of Defense The United States government has logged more than 350 new reports of UFOs—or, as officials call them, “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP)—since March 2021, according to a report
Read MoreMy grandfather, Jeffrey Hilliard Launius, was a 75-year-old farmer from southern Illinois at the time of the first moon landing in 1969. He didn’t believe that Americans had landed on the moon. In his estimation such a technological feat was
Read MoreTo all the looney lunar landing deniers and conspiracy theorists out there, NASA has just four words to say: “Apollo: Yes, We Did.” Photo illustration by Smithsonian.com; Photos courtesy of iStock/GeorgePeters, istock/cmannphoto My grandfather, Jeffrey Hilliard Launius, was a 75-year-old
Read MoreOne of the cats involved in the Acoustic Kitty Project was a grey-and-white female. Pixabay Drugs, nukes and animal operatives: Project MK-Ultra, the CIA’s infamous human mind control project, wasn’t the only thing that was going on in the ‘60s.
Read MoreJohn Frankenheimer’s classic The Manchurian Candidate built upon the idea of brainwashed GIs in Korea. Still from The Manchurian Candidate Journalist Edward Hunter was the first to sound the alarm. “Brain-washing Tactics Force Chinese Into Ranks of Communist Party,” blared
Read MoreOn this day in 1953, the then-Director of Central Intelligence officially approved project MKUltra. The project, which continued for more than a decade, was originally intended to make sure the United …
Read MoreThese days it’s a common sight: hazy streaks crisscrossing the sky left from passing aircrafts. But many people believe there’s something more going on. Dubbing the contrails “chemtrails,” conspiracy theorists have claimed that these trails of condensed water are part of a
Read MoreFrom the moment John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963, conspiracy theorists and skeptics have dissected the events of that fateful day. Now, 3D modeling has resolved a longstanding debate about an incriminating photo showing Kennedy’s
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