The evidence for this hoax, such as photo lighting, is flimsy and easy to dismiss. Many hoax proponents, in typical Internet fashion, alter photos to fit their beliefs, making it difficult to trust them and take the theory seriously. Plus, if it was a hoax, it probably would have been discovered sooner, if not by citizens of the United States, then at least by the Soviet Union. If this was a hoax, our "adversaries" in the great space race would surely have discovered it and it would have caused more tension and conflict in the Cold War. NASA also has proof of the moon landing because it has rock and soil samples from the moon. The rocks and soil samples have different compositions than Earth's rocks and soil and, according to Tony Phillips, would be very difficult to reproduce in the laboratory, making the fake Moon landing theory very unlikely (" Great Moon