The first mass media event fools millions with wild tales of life on the Moon, and then we take an ill-fated trip on a raft with 147 other desperate men lost at sea. Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=18482113 MERCH STORE!!! https://tinyurl.com/y8zam4o2 “The Great Moon Hoax” was a six-day series published by a major NY paper in the 1800s. The groundbreaking news: Alien life was discovered on the Moon. Millions of people were fooled and when the hoax was exposed . . . Then we take a look at the story of the Medusa. A big ship with 400 people set sail but when an idiot captain gets the ship wrecked, and not enough life rafts to go around, 147 of the crew board a homemade raft and set sail to shore . . . Links: The Great Moon Hoax http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax The Great Moon Hoax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax French frigate Méduse (1810) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_frigate_M%C3%A9duse_(1810) Listen to the daily podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts! ------------------------------------------------ Logo Art By Ash Black "As Above" Art By Grant Scott Opening Song: "Atlantis Attacks" Closing Song: "Bella Royale" Music By Dr. Huxxxtable Hood River http://www.DeadRabbit.com Email: DeadRabbitRadio@gmail.com Twitter: @DeadRabbitRadio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deadrabbitradio/ Facebook: www.Facebook.com/DeadRabbitRadio Paranormal, Conspiracy, and True Crime news as it happens! Jason Carpenter breaks the stories they'll be talking about tomorrow, assuming the world doesn't end today. All Contents Of This Podcast Copyright Jason Carpenter 2018 - 2021