Over a third of GOP voters think the moon landing was faked and that the Holocaust was greatly exaggerated or didn’t happen as historians describe. And more than half still think the 2020 election was rigged. The others though are depressing. 36% of Republicans think the moon landings were fake. This detachment from reality used to be a few cranks on the extreme left and now it is mainstream conservative thinking in the US.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 20, 2025 10:02 UTC