Claim: Eight newspaper front pages carried high quality images taken by astronauts on the day of the 1969 moon landing, the day after it occurred and before Apollo 11 returned to Earth.
Fact-check: Newspapers did not publish high quality photos of 1969 moon landing before astronauts returned to Earth - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't the case. none of the newspapers  printed these photos until after the astronauts returned to earth. most of the newspapers published stills from the live broadcast, and some also used training images taken prior to it.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-05-17T00:00:00