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25 July 2018

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Laurence Scott

William Heinemann

BUZZ ALDRIN takes a robust approach to those who deny that he visited the moon. On Twitter, ; in person, . All the hard facts, and the weight of opinion, are on Aldrin’s side, but still his challengers come at him. What makes them so committed to their own, non-consensus reality?

Many might put it down to straightforward ignorance or idiocy. Laurence Scott isn’t content to leave it at that. He reckons Aldrin’s unenviable position is…

Article amended on 13 August 2018

We removed an erroneous reference to Wallace’s woes

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