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Stanley Kubrick's daughter blasts moon landing conspiracy theories as a 'grotesque lie'

- By Abigail Beall

One of the most well-known conspiracy theories is that the moon landing by astronauts on board Apollo 11 in 1969 did not really happen.

Some people would have you believe the whole thing was faked by filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, responsibl­e for directing '2001: A Space Odyssey'.

But his own daughter has publicly stated how ridiculous she believes the conspiracy is, downright denying it and saying it is a 'grotesque lie'.

Apollo 11 was the first spacefligh­t that landed humans on the Moon.

Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC (46 years ago).

Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 and Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later.

The theory that filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was involved in faking the moon landing became popular in 1999, after he passed away.

This meant he was not able to refute the claims.

But now, his daughter has done that on his behalf.

Vivian Kubrick, a filmmaker based in Los Angeles, took to Twitter to express her opinions on the matter, after apparently having been asked about it by many people.

'How can anyone believe that one of the greatest defenders of mankind would commit such an act of betrayal?' she said.

'Don't you think he'd be the last person EVER to assist the US Government in such a betrayal of its people?!'

'I actually knew him!' she continued.

'I lived and worked with him so forgive my harshness when I state categorica­lly: the so-called 'truth' these malicious cranks persist in forwarding... is manifestly People who doubt the moon landings are more likely to be selfish and attention-seeking, according to a study earlier this year.

Over the course of three online-based studies, researcher­s at the University of Kent showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and negative psychologi­cal traits.

Writing in the journal Social Psychologi­cal and Personalit­y Science, the team explained: 'Previous research linked the endorsemen­t of conspiracy theories to low self-esteem.' ©Daily Mail, London

People who doubt the moon landings are more likely to be selfish and attention- seeking, according to a study earlier this year.

Over the course of three online- based studies, researcher­s at the University of Kent showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and negative psychologi­cal traits.

Writing in the journal Social Psychologi­cal and Personalit­y Science, the team explained: ' Previous research linked the endorsemen­t of conspiracy theories to low self- esteem.'

In the first study, a total of 202 participan­ts completed questionna­ires on conspiracy beliefs, asking how strongly they agreed with specific statements, such as whether government­s carried out acts of terrorism on their own soil.

Alongside this, they were asked to complete a narcissist scale and a self- esteem assessment.

The results showed that those people who rated highly on the narcissism scale and who had low self- esteem were more likely to be conspiracy believers.

Through a number of online- studies, researcher­s at the University of Kent have showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and those with narcissism ( stock image) and low self- esteem

The theory that filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was involved in faking the moon landing became popular in 1999, after he passed away This meant he was not able to refute the claims.But now, his daughter has done that on his behalf

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Apollo 11 was the first spacefligh­t that landed humans on the Moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (pictured) landed on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC (46 years ago) (AFP)
 ??  ?? One of the most well-known conspiracy theories is that the moon landing by astronauts on board Apollo 11 in 1969 did not really happen Some people would have you believe the whole thing was faked by filmmaker Stanley Kubrick(pictured), responsibl­e for directing 2001: A Space Odyssey (Reuters)
One of the most well-known conspiracy theories is that the moon landing by astronauts on board Apollo 11 in 1969 did not really happen Some people would have you believe the whole thing was faked by filmmaker Stanley Kubrick(pictured), responsibl­e for directing 2001: A Space Odyssey (Reuters)

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