HD-001 · 1835
Newspaper hoax · New York
The Great Moon Hoax — a penny paper invented life on the Moon and never apologized
Rival Herald, Aug 1835 · Exposed
Documented case files of media and public hoaxes — fake news sensations, staged stunts, fabricated reporting — each traced from the hoax to the millions it reached to the day it was exposed, with the method, the reach, and the lessons.