The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 & Other Wild Stories - This is True Really News EP 981

Join Scot and Tony for another wild ride through bizarre but true news stories! In this episode, we dive into:🌙 The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 - How the New York Sun convinced readers that life existed on the moon, complete with bat-winged humanoids and miniature zebras! This infamous six-part series fooled thousands and became one of journalism's most notorious fake news scandals.🪲 Ancient Books Under Attack - A thousand-year-old Hungarian monastery faces a crisis as drugstore beetles threaten to destroy 100,000 rare medieval manuscripts. Learn about the desperate race to save centuries of irreplaceable history.🦥 Breaking: Sloths DO Fart! - Scientists capture the first-ever footage of a sloth passing gas, debunking years of research that claimed they were the only mammals that didn't fart. Plus, why their gassiness makes them float!🐿️ Squirrel Invasion in North Dakota - The city of Minot is under siege by Richardson's ground squirrels who are tunneling everywhere and may actually outnumber the human population!Scot Combs and Tony Verkinnes bring you the weird, wonderful, and sometimes sad stories that make you go "Really?!" Perfect for your commute, workout, or whenever you need a break from regular news.Contact us: [email protected], subscribe, follow, and hit that bell icon for more bizarre but true stories!#ThisIsTrueReallyNews #WeirdNews #MoonHoax #NewYorkSun #Hungary #Beetles #Sloths #GroundSquirrels #Podcast #TrueStories #BizarreNews #History #1835 #Journalism #FakeNews #Medieval #Manuscripts #NorthDakota #Minot #AnimalFacts #Comedy #Infotainment