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Click on the links below to read about some of the greatest hoaxes in sports, science, art, and the Internet.
Science Experiments
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P.T. Barnum's 10-foot giant, the
chess automaton, and a
carbon-dated Shroud of Turin... [more] |
E-mail Emergencies
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Microsoft pays you, Kurt Vonnegut's faux commencement address, and crumbly cookies from Neiman Marcus... [more] |
The False, False World of Sports
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The curious case of Sidd Finch, the Boston Marathon's surprise winner, and Stella the Fella.... [more] |
The Art of Deception
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Museum-quality forgeries of Matisse, Modigliani, and Marc Chagall... [more] |
Poetic License
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Hawking Howard Hughes, Nazi nonsense, and the "Miseducation of Little Tree"... [more] |
Media Myths
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The "Felicity" writer who didn't look her age, Orson Welles' infamous "War of the Worlds," and the 50s quiz show catastrophe... [more] |
Hollywood Hype
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The "Blair Witch" brouhaha, Welles's "F for Fake," and Bunuel is balked... [more] |
Can't Sing, Can't Dance
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Paul McCartney is not dead, Kurt Cobain is, and Milli Vanilli, well... [more] |
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