The Balloon Boy became world famous in 2009 after his family said he was floating thousands of feet in the air in a homemade ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy' revisits the controversial saga of the Heene family, who became a media sensation when their ...

We’ve been keeping up with the most recent entries in Netflix’s Trainwreck series, which has become known for unpacking some ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy documentary revisits one of the most bizarre news-media events of the twenty-first century: a ...

Now the series turns its lens on one of the most bizarre news stories of the 21st century: 2009's Balloon Boy hoax. Trainwreck: Balloon Boy revisits the nearly two-hour-long period on Oct. 15, 2009 ...

In October of 2009 the balloon floated as high as 7,000 feet and people feared his son Falcon Heene, later nicknamed ‘Balloon Boy’, was inside. The family has since moved from Colorado to ...

'Trainwreck: Balloon Boy’ director Gillian Pachter discusses the possibility that the 2009 Balloon Boy incident was not a hoax with her Netflix doc.

The family at the center of the infamous 2009 “Balloon Boy” hoax that took the nation by storm has a new excuse for their scam: the media “skewed the narrative to fulfill their need.” In ...

Anxiety levels now skyrocketed. It now sounded like the boy had indeed fallen with the basket. CNN even found a still photo that appeared to show something falling from the balloon proper.

Story takes flight Thirty-nine of the top 40 entries for "Google Hot Trends," were balloon-boy related. (The 40th was "Garth Brooks out of retirement.") ...

Richard and Mayumi Heene were accused of concocting a hoax after their 6-year-old son was feared to have floated away in a balloon in 2009. The boy was found safe at home. By Christina Morales In ...

Balloon Boy’s Heavy-Metal Band Is Playing in New York Next Week But don’t be surprised if you show up and he’s actually in an attic somewhere.