Saturday, August 29, 2020

The Great Moon Hoax Of 1835





A portrait of Vespertilio Homo
or "Bat-Man" of the moon.




A nutty newspaper hoax from the mid-19th century 
partly based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe. 

Was this the beginning of "Fake News"?



The Great Moon Hoax Of 1835
Odd History
Crypticc
(March 20, 2017)



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