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63 Case 1 The Great Moon Hoax (1835) In 1835, the New York Sun newspaper caused a big stir with a series of articles claiming that life had been discovered on the moon. The articles described in great detail the moon’s beautiful landscapes as well as the existence of strange, magical creatures that looked like bat-like humanoids with wings. These discoveries were supposedly made by Dr. Andrew Grant, a character created for the hoax, who was falsely said to be working with the real astronomer Sir John Herschel. The story claimed that these amazing discoveries were possible due to a powerful new telescope in South Africa, where Herschel was actually doing genuine research at the time. However, the story was completely made up by New York Sun reporter Richard Adams Locke. Locke created the hoax to satirize how fascinated people were with the idea of life on other planets and how easily they believed wild, unproven claims. Q2 What did the New York Sun claim to have discovered on the moon? hoax stir landscape humanoid supposedly astronomer telescope satirize unproven Real-World Examples of Misinformation 5 10 ▲ Bat People on the Moon, as Printed in the New York Sun