For the past week, the story of little Falcon Heene floating through the Colorado skies in a homemade balloon and the subsequent fallout from this alleged ‘hoax’ has been at the top of the headlines and Google searches.

Meltwater News ran an analysis of the “Balloon Boy” coverage in U.S. online media vs. International media over the last week.

Check out the global number of hits on the graphs below. The hits spiked on October 19, the day after the story was announced as a hoax. It seems obvious that this story would be heavily covered in the U.S., but it’s also interesting to see that over 20% of the story’s coverage took place outside of the U.S. In addition, the spike that was seen in the U.S. on October 19, wasn’t seen outside the United States. I wonder why? Did the story just taper off outside the U.S. or are American’s just more interested in drama – the story behind the story?

…AAAND just for your entertainment pleasure, have you seen this parody music video teasing both the Balloon Boy and I’m On a Boat? (WARNING: This video contains language that may be offensive)