Tell Me a Hoax
Telling you about the hoaxes, humbugs, and pranks that capture our imagination.
Tell Me a Hoax
Balloon Boy
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Craig Renfroe & Sarah Creech
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Episode 26
It's a bird...it's a plane...it's a hoax! Did the Heene's think they had accidentally launched their son in a UFO-shaped balloon into the sky, which turned into a more than an hour chase involving the police and National Guard helicopters? Or was this a publicity stunt to launch their upcoming Wife Swap episode and their reality TV ambitions?
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Thanks to poet and songwriter Morri Creech for our theme music!
Thanks to Mel Clayton for our art!