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Balloon Boy incident 'was a hoax' says mother.


Summary: The controversial 'Balloon Boy' incident was a hoax Hoax
Balloon Hoax, The

news story in 1844, reporting the transatlantic crossing of a balloon with eight passengers. [Am. Lit.: The Balloon Hoax in Poe]

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missing link turned out to be orangutan. [Br. Hist.
 according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 the mother of 6-year-old Falcon Heene.

The controversial 'Balloon Boy' incident was a hoax according to the mother of 6-year-old Falcon Heene, following the publication of court documents.

According to a copy of a search warrant released on Friday and posted on the website of The Coloradoan newspaper, Mayumi Heene told investigators she and her husband lied to authorities.

The live television images of the silver saucer-like balloon soaring through the Colorado skies captivated cap·ti·vate  
tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates
1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.

2. Archaic To capture.
 audiences until the boy turned up in the family's attic. Public sympathy turned to outrage OUTRAGE. A grave injury; a serious wrong. This is a generic word which is applied to everything, which is injurious, in great degree, to the honor or rights of another.  when the family's account began to unravel.

The search warrant states: "The motive for the fabricated fab·ri·cate  
tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates
1. To make; create.

2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts:
 story was to make the Heene family more marketable for future media interest".

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Aldersen has recommended Mayumi and her husband Richard face misdemeanour charges. If found guilty they could face up to six years in jail.

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Date:Oct 30, 2009
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