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The boy, Falcon Heene, who was thought to have been trapped in a balloon for two hours, with his father. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

     Could the two hour scare that swept through Colorado news be a fraud? Falcon Heene, a kid famous for his family’s appearances on Wife Swap, is being hard pressed to find out.

     The six-year-old, who was thought to be in his family’s homemade helium balloon yesterday, is being milked for answers about whether or not the event was staged. Richard Heene, the boy’s father, says that the accusations are “extremely pathetic.”

     People were suspicious when the story ran, but today things are only getting worse. The six-year-old at the center of all the drama said “we did this for a show,” and now he’s got everyone wondering.

     During the episode, Falcon said he had heard his family calling for him, but he wouldn’t come down because his father told him that the whole thing was “for a show.” Investigators say they don’t believe the ordeal to have been a fake, but they’re still asking questions just in case.

     Heene’s comment was made after hours of media pestering him, points out the Sheriff on the case. Investigators say that the Heene family looked to be truthful during the questioning.

     Heene told ABC that he was hiding “for a show” upon which he said he felt sick and could be heard throwing up in another room. During NBC’s Today, Heene did the same thing when his father was asked that question.

     Expect more soon.