Katy Perry's Blue Origin Flight Faces Fake Conspiracy Claims

Katy Perry's recent suborbital flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, alongside other prominent women, has sparked a wave of conspiracy theories online. Some skeptics pointed to viral images of a 'fake hand' inside the capsule as proof the mission was staged; however, these images were later traced back to a 2017 test flight, not the recent all-female NS-31 mission. Additional speculation arose from footage that appeared to show the capsule door being opened from the inside before Jeff Bezos used a tool to open it, with critics claiming this contradicted safety protocols. Despite these claims, space experts have dismissed the conspiracy theories, explaining that the door incident likely resulted from routine procedures and that the flight, which reached just above the Kármán line, was well documented and streamed live. Meanwhile, Perry has remained unfazed by both the conspiracy theories and criticism of her post-flight conduct, returning to her normal life. The incident highlights ongoing public skepticism toward celebrity-involved space missions and the rapid spread of misinformation on social media.