Duffy Rebukes Kardashian, Invites Her to Launch

On the Oct. 30 episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian said she believes the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked, citing an allegedly contradictory Buzz Aldrin quote and other conspiracy claims. NASA acting administrator and U.S. transportation secretary Sean Duffy publicly rebutted her on X, noting the United States has landed on the Moon six times, promoting the Artemis program and inviting Kardashian to a Kennedy Space Center launch. Kardashian also asked about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS; Duffy replied that it is the third known interstellar comet and poses no threat. The exchange sparked widespread media coverage, social-media backlash and fact checks debunking common hoax arguments and noting Aldrin has not endorsed the claim, reigniting debate over celebrity influence on public understanding of settled science.