This is to my sensibilities just about the funniest thing I've seen in many a moon. I think it might tickle Tampa Yankee's funny bone too.

http://m.guardiannews.com/science/brain-flapping/2012/dec/13/moon-landings-faked-science-confessions

This would be really funny if it weren't so characteristic of the modern press determined to be fair and balanced at the cost of actual facts and reason, and the many many people who, as my mother used to say, will 'argue with a sign post and take the wrong road' to spite reality and concur with preconceived notions of silliness or worse. We have transcended the Age of Reason to reach the Age of Irrational Silliness -- well many of us have and that includes some political leaders and professionals and even some educators. It would really be funny but for the fact that many in our government institutions subscribe to this silliness and worse.

I know, I used the word silliness three times not counting this sentence, but I cannot think of a more apt expression.

Indeed. I liked this guy because of his making your points exactly, in Swiftian sabotage of the enemies' constructions.