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The Balloon-Hoax

newspaper article written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844, originally presented as a true story, about Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in 3 days in a gas balloon; later revealed as a hoax
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The Balloon-Hoax

Summary

The Balloon-Hoax is a hoax[1]. It draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (hoax category, ranking #28 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Balloon-Hoax authored Edgar Allan Poe[3].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's instance of is recorded as hoax[4].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's language of work or name is recorded as American English[7].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Balloon-Hoax was released on +1844-04-13T00:00:00Z[10].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's has edition or translation is recorded as Le canard au ballon[11].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's has edition or translation is recorded as The Balloon-Hoax[12].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's has edition or translation is recorded as The Balloon Hoax[13].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.eapoe.org/works/tales/ballhxa.htm[14].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's published in is recorded as The Sun[15].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Astounding News! By Express via Norfolk: the Atlantic crossed in three days! Signal triumph of Mr. Monck Mason’s flying machine!!! Arrival at Sullivan's Island, near Charlestown, S. C., of Mr. Mason, Mr. Robert Holland, Mr. Henson, Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, and four others, in the steering balloon “Victoria,” after a passage of seventy-five hours from land to land. Full particulars of the voyage!!!"}[16].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's form of creative work is recorded as short story[19].
  • The Balloon-Hoax's set in environment is recorded as hot air balloon[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include hoax[4] and literary work[5].

Why It Matters

The Balloon-Hoax draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (hoax category, ranking #28 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Edgar Allan Poe literary work public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · PGS 1984 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Set in environment → hot air balloon
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