Video of Utah arch being blown up was fake, German artists admit. But how much did the media buy the hoax?

(Screenshot by The Salt Lake Tribune) A video purporting to show an explosion that destroyed an arch in Utah. Two German artists are now saying they created the hoax video after building the arch in Mexico.

(Screenshot by The Salt Lake Tribune) A video purporting to show an explosion that destroyed an arch in Utah. Two German artists are now saying they created the hoax video after building the arch in Mexico.

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