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<p>Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.</p>


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Photo collage image showing Buzz Aldrin, Donald Trump, and the historic photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon in the background.

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‘Ok, was real’: Moon-landing truthers ditch principles after Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump

<p>Sunny Kim studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. She&#8217;s a former editorial intern with the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan and Popular Mechanics.</p>


Moon

‘Ok, was real’: Moon-landing truthers ditch principles after Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump

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The moon is not the color you think

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