My neighbor's kid told me the moon landing was faked and I didn't know how to answer

So I'm grilling burgers last weekend and this 12 year old from next door comes over. He's all excited about some TikTok video he saw claiming NASA never went back to the moon because they couldn't fake it twice. I just stood there with my spatula not sure what to say. I mean I've heard the arguments before but hearing it from a kid who thinks TikTok is fact check made me realize how deep this stuff goes now. Anyone else run into young people believing wild space conspiracies and not know how to even start setting them straight?

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leep336d ago

Man that's rough, especially when you're just trying to enjoy your burgers and suddenly gotta debate moon landing conspiracies with a kid. It's wild how these TikTok videos make stuff sound so convincing to younger folks who haven't learned how to spot bad sources yet. You handled it way better than I would have, at least you kept your cool instead of jumping into a whole argument over the grill.

the_beth6d ago

Yeah I had something similar with my nephew last summer, just pulled up a few NASA photos on my phone and asked him to explain the shadows. He actually got quiet and then said "oh" which felt like a small win. Sometimes it's less about arguing and more about giving them a reason to pause and think.