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A Brief History of Media Hoaxes

Think “fake news” is a recent phenomenon? Tell that to the newspaper readers who were convinced there was life on the Moon … in the 1830s. That’s far from the only hoax that’s happened in the history of the American media. Our new Short chronicles some of the most outrageous examples. In 1835, the New York Sun printed articles claiming that astronomer Sir John Herschel had discovered life on the Moon. Herschel allegedly found goats that looked like unicorns, bison-like creatures, and human-bat hybrids. Readers caught on when it was revealed that the journal the accounts supposedly came from had shut down years prior. In 1941, New York Times readers were treated to stories about Plainfield Teachers College’s undefeated football team. The school didn’t exist. In 1994, a fake Associated Press story began circulating on the then new internet, claiming that Microsoft had submitted a bid to buy the Catholic Church. Enough people believed it that Microsoft had to issue an official denial. In 2009, a Colorado couple claimed their six-year-old son floated away in a homemade weather balloon. The National Guard dispatched helicopters, but the “Balloon Boy” was safe at home the whole time — because the whole incident had been a publicity stunt. The couple was charged with a felony, given jail time, and forced to pay a $36,000 fine. 📝 SCRIPT 🎁 BONUS CONTENT 📚 SOURCES AND MORE at https://kiteandkey.media/47pJNLw The world is complicated … but the explanations don’t have to be. ⚡ New videos every Wednesday. SUBSCRIBE to Kite & Key on YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTubeKiteAndKey FOLLOW Kite & Key on your favorite social channel:   / kiteandkeymedia     / kiteandkeymedia     / kiteandkeymedia   https://www.threads.net/@kiteandkeymedia   / kite-and-key-media   SOUND: "Level Another Day" (Playhouse) FOOTAGE: Benjamin Henry Day (Library of Congress) / Archive Photos (Getty) // CITED SOURCES AND NEWS OUTLETS ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH AND HAVE NOT ENDORSED OR SPONSORED ANY PORTION OF THIS PRODUCTION.