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Posting memories from late 90's to late 2000's everyday until I get bored, day 13 - The Balloon Boy Hoax(www.youtube.com)

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SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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Full on white privilege. Can’t imagine the story would have ended up as quirky if

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witheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.org
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Internet Historian made a video about Balloon Boy that posits that the candid “confession” of the boy was a misunderstanding on live tv, and the cops leaned on them to admit it was a hoax under threat of deporting his wife, an immigrant who speaks ESL.

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batsforpeace [any, any]@hexbear.net
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reality reality tv, everything for the spectacle, ‘youtubes’

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HexReplyBot [none/use name]@hexbear.netB
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I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

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Belly_Beanis [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Is this like when Batboy escaped?

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