The Great Moon Hoax

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gptkbp:instanceOf newspaper hoax
gptkbp:attributedTo gptkb:Sir_John_Herschel
gptkbp:author Richard Adams Locke
gptkbp:claimedDiscoveryOf life and civilization on the Moon
gptkbp:consistsOf six articles
gptkbp:debunked shortly after publication
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Moon Hoax
gptkbp:impact increased newspaper sales
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy famous example of media hoax
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:occurredIn 1835
gptkbp:publicReaction widespread belief
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:The_Sun_(New_York_newspaper)
gptkbp:referencedIn popular culture
gptkbp:subject gptkb:astronomy
journalism
hoaxes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Sun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7