The Artemis II mission concluded its historic lunar flyby, marking a point furthest from Earth for humans. However, the event has fueled online conspiracy theories and fake AI videos suggesting the mission was staged.

NASA’s Artemis II is set to return to Earth on Friday, after its astronauts travelled further from Earth than any humans before. But the historic lunar flyby also inflamed conspiracy theories online about a “staged” mission, and triggered a wave of fake viral AI videos.