Top Donald Trump Adviser: Moon Landing Was 'Hoax,' Filmed In N.J.

A top Donald Trump adviser says video showing Americans landing on the moon was a "hoax" and was likely filmed in New Jersey.

Roger Stone, who has advised presidents going back to Richard Nixon and has had a key role in the GOP presidential nominee's campaign, took to social media to make the claim back in 2013 that the moon landing was filmed in a warehouse in New Jersey.

Efforts to reach Stone were unsuccessful, but the campaign consultant is believed to remain an active player in Trump's campaign, and he's believed to be responsible for the GOP nominee's sharper, more personal attacks on the campaign trail lately.

Stone quit the campaign last year in a dispute over the direction in which Trump was taking his candidacy. But Trump has continued to rely on Stone’s advice, and he has championed the release of WikiLeaks documents, boasting of having regular contact with the group’s founder, Julian Assange.

The New York Times this week called Stone a veteran political operative and longtime confidant of Trump. Also this past week, Stone indicated that he signed a non-disclosure agreement with Trump, though he indicated that he may be willing to spill secrets about the campaign if the Republican loses.

Last week, Stone told Politico he is unfazed by calls for a federal investigation into allegations he’s colluding with WikiLeaks and Russian intelligence to sabotage Clinton’s campaign, according to Politico.

Stone also has frequently appeared - as has Trump - on Alex Jones' controversial radio show, InfoWars, in which Jones has claimed, among other things, that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and President Obama are "demons" who "smell like sulfur."

Photo: Lizzie Ochoa - with Roger Stone, via Wikimedia Commons