NASA pushes back after Kim Kardashian claims moon landing was fake during reality show appearance

Kim Kardashian doesn't believe America made it to the moon in 1969 and NASA is hitting back.

On the most recent episode of "The Kardashians," the reality TV star attempted to convince Sarah Paulson that the moon landing never happened.

On Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the first humans on the moon in 1969. This flight was a defining moment in the Space Race between America and the Soviet Union.

Only 12 men, all Americans, have walked on the moon.

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"I'm sending you, so far, a million articles with both Buzz Aldrin and ... the other one," she told Paulson, referring to Neil Armstrong. "Yes, do it," Paulson said on the episode that aired Thursday night.

"This girl says, 'What was the scariest moment?' And [Aldrin] goes, 'There was no scary moment, cause it didn’t happen. It could've been scary, but it wasn't, cause it didn't happen,'" Kardashian said.

According to Kardashian, the astronaut has "gotten old" and makes mistakes when discussing the famous moon landing. "So I think it didn’t happen," Kardashian concluded.

Paulson, Kardashian's "All's Fair" co-star, admitted that Kardashian's take on the moon landing made her take a "massive deep dive." During a confessional moment of the reality show, Kardashian admitted that she sends Paulson "conspiracies all the time."

A producer of the show followed up with Kardashian when she was back in her trailer and asked her if she believed astronauts made it to the moon.

"I don’t think we did. I think it was fake."

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"I’ve seen a few videos [of] Buzz Aldrin talking about how it didn’t happen. He says it all the time now, in interviews," she said.

Kardashian continued to defend her claim.

"Why does Buzz Aldrin say it didn't happen? There's no gravity on the moon — why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon [have] a different [foot]print than the photos. Why are there no stars?" she asked. 

On Thursday, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to reassure Kardashian that yes, Americans have made it to the moon.

"Yes, Kim Kardashian, we've been to the Moon before… 6 times!" he wrote, tagging the star. Duffy explained that thanks to President Donald Trump, America is back in the Space Race with NASA Artemis.

"And even better: @NASAArtemis is going back under the leadership of @POTUS. We won the last space race and we will win this one too," Duffy wrote alongside the clip of Kardashian and Paulson on the reality show.

Kardashian replied to Duffy's post: "Wait…. what’s the tea on 3I Atlas?!?!!!!!!!?????"

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During the show, a producer asked Kardashian what she would think if people reacted to her theory.

"They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what. But like, go to TikTok. See for yourself," she said.

House military veterans rip Jeffries for taking pay during shutdown: ‘Insult to Americans'

EXCLUSIVE: Military veterans in Congress are criticizing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., for dodging questions on whether he will forego his paycheck as government workers go without pay due to the ongoing shutdown.

Reps. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, and Tom Barrett, R-Mich., each of whom served in the U.S. Army, said they would give up their paychecks for the duration of the shutdown, citing concern for American service members.

The three took aim at Jeffries for not saying whether he would do the same.

As the government shutdown enters its fifth week, Jeffries was asked on CNN on Wednesday night if he would defer his paychecks during the shutdown in light of TSA agents and other federal workers having to work without pay. Jeffries dodged the question, saying, "I’ll be commenting on that shortly."

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"I understand the sacrifice that people are making, including Capitol Police officers here, and I'm going to conduct myself accordingly given that sacrifice," Jeffries added, to which the CNN host pressed, "So, that sounds like a yes, that you will defer your paycheck?"

Jeffries answered, "Well, I'll have more to say about that shortly, but I think consistent with the values that I just articulated."

In response, Evans, who served as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, called Jeffries’ dodge an "insult to Americans" that "just reiterates their unserious and irresponsible legislating and proves how out of touch they are from those they are supposed to serve."

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"As a former cop and soldier who still lives paycheck to paycheck, I understand firsthand the severity and impact that this Democrat-led shutdown has caused our country to endure, and is why I’ve chosen to defer my pay and stand in solidarity with every federal employee who misses a paycheck until the Democrats decide to work with Republicans to reopen our government," Evans told Fox News Digital.

He added that "while thousands of dedicated and hardworking Americans continue to work tirelessly without a paycheck to keep America safe and running, Democrats continue to be noncommittal when asked about deferring their own pay amid the government shutdown."

Meeks, who retired as a lieutenant colonel, told Fox News Digital that if Jeffries "cared half as much about working families as he does about his own salary, the government would already be open."

"While 42 million Americans face losing their SNAP benefits and our troops go unpaid, Hakeem Jeffries is still cashing a paycheck," she said.

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"Hakeem Jeffries is so out of touch that he thinks he should be compensated for shutting down the government and causing the American people to suffer," added Barrett, a 22-year veteran.

"This type of hypocrisy is exactly what I came to Washington to fight against," he said. "It’s time for him to drop this ‘rules for thee and not for me’ attitude and make a decision: pay our federal employees or pass on his paycheck like the rest of us."

Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries' office for a response but did not receive a comment by the time of publication. 

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