In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands of readers that the moon teemed with bat-winged humanoids, walking beavers, and unicorns, creating the most successful media hoax in American history. The techniques that fooled Yale professors and missionaries nearly two centuries ago are the same ones being used to deceive you today, just wearing modern clothes and confirming what you already want to believe.

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Sermon Transcript: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-moonhoax1835
Moon Hoax episode of Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/1835moonhoax/

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