So according to you, the U.S. risked being the laughing stock of the world by faking it when they possessed the ability to actually do it.
Doing it really would be prone to more danger, and mistakes.
Doing it all on earth gives much greater control.
So, to fake it is way to control the thing better,
cola bottles on the moon,c's on props,fake moon rocks,
films that can't stand the temp difference and on and on it goes.
So, people who believe, agains all odds, that we have send men to the moon,,,,
Ah well, just planting seeds you know.