Conspiracy theorists claim that Katy Perry’s space trip was a hoax

EuronewsEN - 18/04
A "Hollywood stunt" or just a damn costly and tone deaf 11-minute photo op? Conspiracy theories are everywhere online about the Blue Origin space tourism flight which happened earlier this week. Here's everything you need to know.
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Conspiracy theorists are convinced that Katy Perry’s trip to space was faked.  

The trip, organised and bankrolled by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ space tourism company Blue Origin, sent the singer into space on Monday 14 April in an all-female crew that included TV personality Gayle King, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez.

Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Aisha Bowe, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen, Sarah Knights and Blue Origin CEO Dave LimpBlue Origin via AP

Now, the controversial 11-minute trip is being considered a hoax by conspiracy theorists who claim that footage showing a capsul...
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