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Podcast: Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Episode: THEY SAW UNICORNS AND BAT-MEN ON THE MOON: The Wildest Hoax in History
Description: 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. For six extraordinary days, the impossible became accepted fact, revealing disturbing truths about what people desperately wanted to believe.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE:Â https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTake the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/surveyIN THIS EPISODE: The summer of 1835 hung heavy over New York City. Just months earlier, race riots had torn through t...