What is going on with all the space deniers on TikTok?

This seems like a somewhat newer trend. Any video about space or astronauts going to the space station or the moon seem to be flooded with comments saying none of it ever happened, space isn’t real, or “it is real, but humans aren’t able to go to space” etc. Is this genuinely a growing opinion among people? I don’t really see a lot of that on Reddit, but I imagine insta is probably full of it too and definitely FB.

Normally I would chalk this up to “It’s just kids” but I’m seeing a lot of adults believing it too. Has anyone met anyone in real life that believes this or is this just a TikTok/online bandwagon?

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impliedhearerover 1 year ago1

I've noticed that too. I think a lot of them are bot accounts, but it's become cool to be anti-intellectual now so who knows.

DerMetulzover 1 year ago1

Nah, this retarded shit has been around for a few years. My brother tried turning me onto it for a while.

People hate to admit it, but TikTok has always been a loudspeaker for dumb ideas.

hedgerocksover 1 year ago1

Joe Rogan misinformation campaign.

THRILLMONGERxoxoover 1 year ago1

Its more Nazi nonsense. Nazis love space based/science fiction brain rot. They get people to believe complete horse sh!t about space (earth is flat, moon is fake) then they move onto “Hitler wasn’t that bad, really!”

rakondoover 1 year ago1

People claiming the moon landing was faked has been a thing for decades. Now they're claiming all of the recent Mars footage was filmed in some desert on Earth. Search 'Devon Island' on TikTok and you'll see loads of conspiracy videos about this

Kookaburra8over 1 year ago1

There are lots of science deniers and flat earters on TT. They pop up with stupid comments about not being able to break through a "firmament" or solid dome that separates the earth from space so space travel is not possible. These idiots share air with the flat earthers and other such dolts.

Complex-Ad-9317over 1 year ago1

This is exactly how flat earth started. People acting stupid for fun and pretending to believe a ridiculous conspiracy.

Then the idiots show up and think they've found good company.

belowthesalepriceover 1 year ago1

People. Are. Bored. Waiting for America to be great again.

SufficientDot4099over 1 year ago1

It's a good strategy to make fun of and throw off conspiracy theorists. If someone has some unfounded conspiracy theory, you outdo them. If someone says the moon landing was faked, you can respond, "you believe in the moon?!"

elaineisbasedover 1 year ago1

We have never been to space. The best we've been able to do is send up small satellites and probes. Everything else you see is CGI.