wtypstanaccount04 [he/him] to askchapo • 4 years agoConspiracy time!message-squaremessage-square132 fedilinkarrow-up142file-text
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minus-square389aaa [it/its]hexbear5·4 years agoPaul Bennewitz is who you're talking about, I believe. And there have been a few more researchers who got fed disinfo and promptly started believing every ridiculous story and hoaxed photograph they saw, too. link
minus-squareevilgiraffemonkey [he/him]hexbear2·4 years agoYes, that name rings a bell, thank you link
minus-squaremarx_hxc [he/him]hexbear2·4 years agoThere’s a decent documentary on this if you’re interested in the topic. Pretty wild stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage_Men link
Paul Bennewitz is who you're talking about, I believe. And there have been a few more researchers who got fed disinfo and promptly started believing every ridiculous story and hoaxed photograph they saw, too.
Yes, that name rings a bell, thank you
There’s a decent documentary on this if you’re interested in the topic. Pretty wild stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage_Men