August 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax

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🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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An author claiming to be a scientist published the first in a series of articles for the New York Sun about life being discovered on the moon. The public was astonished and later found that the pieces were satirical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, August 25th, 2022.
0:06.9	On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six satirical articles was published, which
0:13.7	claimed a scientist had discovered life on the moon.
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0:54.7	Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.
0:59.3	Today we're covering The Great Moon Hoax,
1:02.1	a series of articles that attempted to satirize scientific theories
1:05.8	and instead fooled some of the public.
1:09.2	Now let's go back to New York City on August 25, 1835.
1:17.0	Extra, extra, read all about it. The New York Sun put out its latest edition with shocking,
1:23.4	world-changing news. It included an article by Dr. Andrew Grant. He talked about the work of his
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