Bart Sibrel

Bart Sibrel (born December 15, 1964) is an American filmmaker who has written, produced, and directed works in support of a disproven conspiracy theory asserting that six Apollo moon landings between 1969 and 1972 were staged by NASA under the control of the CIA. In particular, four low budget, independent films promoted the ideas; the first, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001), was referred to by The New York Times as a "quasi-investigation" with "mashed up moon footage" and "ominous shots from the Soviet Union and Vietnam". In his works, Sibrel in part films himself demanding that various Apollo astronauts put their hand on the Bible and swear an oath that they walked on the moon. In the case of the Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, whom Sibrel arranged to meet on a false pretence, the interaction resulted in Aldrin punching Sibrel, and in significant publicity but no criminal charges.