Ep. 314 - The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

About this episode

Scott discusses the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and its impact on journalism and public perception.

This week Scott, solo, discusses the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, when The New York Sun newspaper shocked the world with a fictitious story about Sir John Herschel constructing a wondrous telescope which allowed him to view the moon close up. It goes on to describe a vivid world of Bat-Human hybrids living in a utopian society that has bizarre esoteric undertones amongst otherworldly beings.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Lizard Abrams

Topics covered

• moon hoax
• 19th century journalism
• fictitious stories
• Sir John Herschel
• Bat-Human hybrids
• utopian society

Keywords

• Great Moon Hoax
• 1835
• The New York Sun
• Sir John Herschel
• Bat-Human hybrids
• utopian society
• fictitious stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Sun

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