# SDMB member in the national news?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-member-in-the-national-news/75498>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 8, 2001, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-member-in-the-national-news/75498 "2001-08-08T21:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2001, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-member-in-the-national-news/75498/1 "2001-08-08T21:08:02Z")

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Is this our own “The Bad Astronomer” member?

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"Debunking the ‘moon hoax’conspiracy theory

[name removed – manhattan]  
[SPACE.COM](http://SPACE.COM)

Aug. 7 — I wasn’t surprised when the Fox television network aired a program earlier this year alleging that NASA faked the Apollo Moon missions that took place from 1968 to 1972. This particular conspiracy theory has been around as long as the Apollo program itself, but has had its life breathed anew thanks to this absurd television show."

etc. etc.

[Edited by manhattan on 08-08-2001 at 04:25 PM]

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2001, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-member-in-the-national-news/75498/2 "2001-08-08T21:24:35Z")

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I have complete confidence that if one of our members chooses to identify himself further than by his username, he will do so.

Perhaps you can email him.

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