I haven't seen the program yet, it's on tape (I hope).
The public really have no idea how NASA works and can easily believe these conspiracy theories. Having watched NASA TV for a while on Intelsat 701 gives an excellent idea how NASA works behind the scenes, the people involved and how they have no such deceptive agenda.
But really it's the Russians and HAM radio operators that would have blown the whistle first if anything was faked. Highly directional tracking antennas don't lie and can easily tell where the signal is coming from at all times!
This dish was used to receive Apollo and Skylab by a HAM which is just made out of aluminium, wire and fishing line! This pic inspired me to make my fleet of home made dishes.
