If you tuned into the news yesterday or this morning, you probably heard about the event yesterday involving the run away silver balloon. It was flying all over the place for about two hours while being chased by a National Guard helicopter, police, ambulances, and other rescue teams. They were after it because the guy who launched it reported that one of his three sons claimed another son climbed into the balloon right before it lifted off.
When the balloon finally came down, there was no one in it. A few hours later, the kid appeared out of the family's attic. Later in a TV interview, when asked why he did this, the kid said something about "doing it for a show." Then it came out that the family has been on the reality show "Wife Swap." Twice when asked about "doing it for a show" during later interviews, the kid has conveniently gotten sick and left the interview. All of this is making people question: was there really a belief that the kid was in the balloon or was it all a hoax to get on TV?
So, what do you think about all of this? Is it more likely to be just a kid's prank or a family conspiracy to get their own TV show?