One of the more infamous apparent hoaxes to ever come out of Colorado is the subject of a new documentary on Netflix that ...

In 2009, a Colorado family falsely claimed their young son floated away in a homemade balloon. The boy later deflated the ...

Daniel Henninger discusses the balloon boy story from last week and how it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine what's real. The best thing to emerge from the balloon boy story, other ...

Netflix’s “Trainwreck” anthology series will revive the story that took place on Oct. 15, 2009, as part of its survey of ...

Six years after the Heene family became forever linked with “Balloon Boy,” they’re living a freewheeling, rocking life in Spring Hill, Florida.

We are all balloon boys now, learning every day how to make sure the clever people don't take us for a ride. Daniel Henninger is deputy editor of The Wall Street Journal's editorial page.

An emotional Heene family adamantly denied their son's brief disappearance coinciding with a weather balloon floating away from their backyard was a hoax. Falcon Heene, the 6-year-old who was ...

Investigators looking into balloon boy incident It was a question being asked everywhere Friday, one day after the balloon drama unfolded live on television during a frenzied search before little ...

The Next 20 The Ballad of Balloon Boy Seven years ago, an incredibly stupid mystery captivated CNN. Today, thanks to cable news, Balloon Boys are everywhere.

The notorious Balloon Boy hoax that captivated the world 16 years ago will be featured in Netflix's upcoming docuseries "Trainwreck." The "Balloon Boy" incident happened in October 2009, involving ...