Watch Out Snopes, There’s A Better Hoax-Buster in Town
By Brian · Entertainment · 1 Comment
Recently, when I watched a supposedly scared little boy trapped in a home-made saucer-shaped balloon flying what I thought was unprotected above the Midwestern countryside, it didn’t occur to me to think for a second that it was a hoax; but, as I watched the drama unfold, I began to realize that I was the one being taken for a ride. As soon as I got up from the television, I went online to try and find out more about the balloon boy saga.Until now, Snopes.com was where I went to find out if what I was reading or seeing on television or getting in my e-mails was real or fake. But in my search for the Balloon Boy story, I found a new site called Hoax.com that covered the story in a whole different unique way. [Read more →]
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