Probably a translation of the celebrated Moon Hoax, written by Richard A. Locke, and originally published in New York.

可能是理查德 A. 洛克撰写了著名的《月球骗局》的译本，并最终在纽约首次发行。

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Perhaps one reason for the durability of the Moon hoax theory is that it is actually several conspiracy theories wrapped up in one.

月球登陆骗局理论历久弥新的可能原因在于它是由多个阴谋论综合而成的。

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Perhaps they were inspired by one of the most famous space-related hoaxes, the so-called Great Moon Hoax of 1835.

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Studying it may also help us understand the rise of similar conceits that lack any plausible evidence--the belief that evolution could not have happened, that the moon landing was a hoax and, far more egregious, that the Holocaust was a lie and all evidence of it is the result of a massive conspiracy.

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