From Reality TV to Space: Kim vs NASA Goes Viral

A viral moment from The Kardashians sparked a rare NASA clapback this week. Kim Kardashian told co-star Sarah Paulson she believes the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing “didn’t happen,” citing alleged Buzz Aldrin quotes circulating online.

The U.S. space agency quickly responded on X through acting administrator Sean Duffy, reminding the reality star that America landed on the Moon six times — and is preparing to return through the Artemis program under Trump’s leadership.

Duffy even invited Kardashian to attend an upcoming launch at the Kennedy Space Center. The exchange reignited global conversation around one of history’s most persistent conspiracy theories, which scientists have long debunked using photographic, geological, and telemetry evidence.

NASA says every argument claiming the Moon landing was faked has been discredited, yet such beliefs continue to thrive online in the era of viral misinformation.

Kardashian later replied to Duffy’s post, unexpectedly asking about an interstellar comet named 3I/Atlas.