The Great Moon Hoax claimed a lot of things, including the existence of the "man-bat" Hoaxes and conspiracy theories are nothing new in this day and age.
A French scientist’s photo of a star from the James Webb telescope turned out to be a slice of chorizo. It had nothing on the Great Moon Hoax of 1835.
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At the end of 2020, it seemed hard to imagine a worse year for misinformation on social media, given the intensity of the presidential election and the trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic. But 2021 proved up to the task, starting with the January 6 insurrection and continuing with copious amounts…