There are a number of conspiracy theories that the 1969–1972 US Apollo moon landings were a hoax. Proponents of this view believe that American astronauts did not land on the Moon and that NASA faked photos, lunar rock samples, and other evidence of the event.
One of a few allegations:
Objection: You can see the American flag fluttering in the wind in the mission video.
Answer: The flag "flaps" only when moved by an astronaut. In particular, there are moments in the film when an astronaut passes right next to a flag that remains stationary. On Earth, the air movement caused by an astronaut would have to move it.
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