Don't believe me?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/17/us/1 7blitzer.html
http://digg.com/people/Balloon_Boy_We_
did_this_for_the_show

Ah yes, the story that took the internet by storm. He captured our hearts by being able to fly with a makeshift balloon and sent all of us a sigh of relief when he was in the attic all along.
Honestly, what kind of parents would stage this for the popularity? Everyone was worried the kid was gonna die, they sent planes and everything, and called volunteers. This wastes tax-payer money, and time, all for those 15 minutes of fame. Falcon, although an awesome name for this situation, may have been named this way for the balloon all along.
These are unfit parents, and should have Falcon taken away from them, the kid's gonna grow fucked up with that kind of family.