@Ghost-of-a-Duke
From memory, sonship seemed open to the idea that they were faked.
It has been told me by someone familiar with military service (US Airforce) and who is a
strong supporter of the Apollo moon landings, that some of the footage is obviously staged (fake). And it was done so beforehand, in case of failure or mishap. In case things did not work well in world wide broadcast, these video footages would be available as propaganda. He says they are still used today.
Now this man is as strong an apologist for moon landings as I know. He patiently listens to every complaint I raise and offers his scientific rebuttal. I have to respect his arguments. But concerning Cold War rivalry he is not naive.
He says some of the circulating video footage is staged, and studio shoots. And those who notice these things are emboldened to raise objections to the authenticity of the Apollo moon walks. He also tells me that there is a time limit set by the government on the concealment of these secrets. He says after so many years this information will be declassified according to these military / government practices. One day it will be, according to him, admitted that fake staged moon activity will be owned up to.
I don't know. But it is significant to me that this is not a Moon Faker who told me this but an X military personal who says we really did go to the moon. So it may be some mixture of truth with fabrication. I really don't know.
There are some more important matters to me to be assured of.
And for those wanting to encouragement me to get into the middle of this thread, that is probably my only comment right now.
I have only browsed through some of the contributions.