Originally Posted by CyberSEO

It was not a hoax, but a fact that US astronauts were on the Moon during 6 Apollo missions in 1969-1972.

The first picture of the dark side of the Moon was taken by the Soviet Union in 1959: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_3

The first Moon landing was made by the Soviet Union in 1966: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_9

The first lunar rover was sent to the Moon by the Soviet Union in 1970: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunokhod_1