Great Wall of China hoax
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great-wall-of-china-hoax-195-16696123
title:
Great Wall of China hoax
text:
The Great Wall of China hoax was a faked newspaper story concocted on June 25, 1899 by four reporters in Denver, Colorado about bids by American businesses on a contract to demolish the Great Wall of China and construct a road in its place. The story was reprinted by a number of newspapers. In 1939, an urban legend began when Denver songwriter Harry Lee Wilber claimed in a magazine article that the 1899 hoax had ignited the Boxer Rebellion of 1900. The radio commentators Paul Harvey and Dwight S
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1899 faked newspaper story
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China_hoax
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2024-03-31T21:55:02Z
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