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Nearly 80% of Americans believe in at least one unscientifically proven idea, according to a new INSIDER poll. Health and wellness beliefs, such as the benefits of aromatherapy and essential oils, were most popular. A third of those polled said they believe in at least one conspiracy theory, from …
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This piece was originally published on PolitiFact.com on July 18, 2019. Fifty years ago this Saturday, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. But not everyone believes it. Almost as soon as the Apollo 11 spaceflight landed at Tranquility Base on July 20, …
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Fifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, some people insist it never happened and was all a big hoax by the U.S. government. Richard Manley, a Visalia resident who worked as an engineer for North American Aviation on the Apollo missions from 1965-1970, is bemused by the …
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It took 400,000 Nasa employees and contractors to put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon in 1969 – but only one man to spread the idea that it was all a hoax. His name was Bill Kaysing. It began as “a hunch, an intuition”, before turning into “a true conviction” – that the US lacked the …
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Video Dawson’s “theories” are assembled from pop culture detritus, stitched together through video clips, off-the-cuff podcast interviews and spooky internet chatter. His videos are pegged to trending topics — whipping up nefarious plots around fidget spinners and Avril Lavigne — but they also plug …
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Buzz Aldrin pictured by Neil Armstrong on the Moon. NASA Almost 50 years ago, two humans set foot on the Moon for the first time. They were followed by ten more in one of the greatest – and most expensive – crewed space exploration endeavors in history. It was, arguably, one of humanity’s greatest …
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The moon is having a star turn. This summer will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, and President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered NASA to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024. None of this, however, is likely to change the minds of people who live in a parallel …
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By Joel Achenbach, NASA AP Apollo 12 mission Commander Charles P. “Pete” Conrad was the third astronaut to walk on the moon. The moon hoax is a classic conspiracy theory — elaborate, oddly durable, requiring the existence of malevolent actors with a secret agenda. The moon is having a star turn. …
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In the 1950s, the C.I.A. began a secret project called MKUltra that aimed to find a ‘truth drug’ to use during interrogations with suspected Soviet spies. Now, thanks largely to a 1974 New York Times report that prompted a federal investigation, we know that MKUltra involved ethically dubious …
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With Christmas Day just gone, it seems fitting that Steph Curry already has something he’d probably like to take back. Two weeks ago, the Golden State Warriors star gave the 24-hour news cycle an incredible gift during an appearance on The Ringer’s Winging It podcast. The show, which features the …
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