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Widespread deliberate fabrication presented as truth
A hoax (pl.: hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious
Hoax
2006 American comedy-drama film
The Hoax is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Gere, directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallström. The screenplay by William Wheeler is
The_Hoax
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up hoax in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hoax is deliberate false information. Hoax may also refer to: "The Hoax", (Italian : Una burla riuscita)
Hoax_(disambiguation)
Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked
all elements of the Apollo program and the associated Moon landings were hoaxes staged by NASA, possibly with the aid of other organizations. Such views
Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories
Viral Internet hoax
The "Momo Challenge" was an internet hoax and urban legend that was rumoured to spread through social media and other outlets as a creepypasta. It was
Momo_Challenge_hoax
The following is a list of hoaxes: These types of hoaxes are semi-comical or private "sting operations" intended to expose people. They usually encourage
List_of_hoaxes
2016 kidnapping hoax
has received. The first scripted film based on the hoax was the 2023 Lifetime television film Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini with Jaime King playing
Sherri_Papini_kidnapping_hoax
Mythical creature
However, the evidence is a combination of folklore, misidentification, and hoax, and the creature is not a real living animal. Folklorists trace the phenomenon
Bigfoot
2009 death of American singer
On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 50. His personal physician
Death_of_Michael_Jackson
Files on Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates
plea deal. Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line, and
Epstein_files
Fake series in the New York newspaper ''The Sun'' in 1835
The "Great Moon Hoax", also known as the "Great Moon Hoax of 1835", was a series of six articles published in The Sun (a New York newspaper), beginning
Great_Moon_Hoax
2023 hoax spread during the Gaza war
The Hamas baby beheading hoax is a series of allegations, since refuted, that Hamas killed and beheaded dozens of babies and toddlers during the October
Hamas_baby_beheading_hoax
2009 publicly stunt in Colorado, U.S.
The Balloon boy hoax occurred on October 15, 2009, when a homemade helium-filled gas balloon shaped to resemble a silver flying saucer was released into
Balloon_boy_hoax
False report of a person's death
A death hoax is a deliberate report of someone's death that is later revealed to be untrue. In some cases, it might be because the person has intentionally
Death_hoax
1996 scholarly publishing sting accepted by an academic journal
The Sokal affair, also known as the Sokal hoax, was a demonstrative scholarly hoax performed by Alan Sokal, a physics professor at New York University
Sokal_affair
Syrian artist and activist
Saint Hoax is a pseudonymous Syrian internet personality, artist, satirist and socio-political activist. They use various mediums to subversively depict
Saint_Hoax
American football player (born 1991)
(/roʊˈnaɪə ˌtuːjɑːsoʊˈsoʊpoʊ/ roh-NY-ə TOO-yah-soh-SOH-poh) as involved in the hoax of a relationship with Teʻo. Tuiasosopo has been described as a family friend
Manti_Teʻo
Practical joke by Horace de Vere Cole in 1910
The Dreadnought hoax was a practical joke pulled by Horace de Vere Cole in 1910. Cole tricked the Royal Navy into showing their flagship, the battleship
Dreadnought_hoax
1890s hoax of exposure by Léo Taxil
The Taxil hoax was an 1890s hoax of exposure by Léo Taxil, intended to mock not only Freemasonry but also the Catholic Church's opposition to it. Taxil
Taxil_hoax
Fabricated articles on the Chinese Wikipedia
The Zhemao hoaxes were over 200 interconnected Wikipedia articles about falsified aspects of medieval Russian history written from 2012 to 2022 by Zhemao
Zhemao_hoaxes
2014 false accusations of paedophilia
The Hampstead hoax was a series of false allegations starting in 2014 that a Satan-worshipping paedophile ring of about "175 parents, teachers and religious
Hampstead_hoax
1957 April Fool's hoax report broadcast on BBC
The spaghetti-tree hoax was a three-minute hoax report broadcast on April Fools' Day 1957 by the BBC current-affairs programme Panorama, purportedly showing
Spaghetti-tree_hoax
Hoax in which an occult ritual is performed on the grounds of CERN
The CERN ritual hoax is a found footage video that depicts a faux occult ritual occurring in the grounds of CERN, the intergovernmental organization that
CERN_ritual_hoax
investigations, frequently referring to them as the "Russia hoax" or "Russian collusion hoax". Prior to its demise in 1991, the government of the Soviet
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_elections
Fictional poet and literary hoax
The Ern Malley hoax, also called the Ern Malley affair, is Australia's most famous literary hoax. Its name derives from Ernest Lalor "Ern" Malley, a fictitious
Ern_Malley_hoax
Message warning of a non-existent computer virus
A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipients of a non-existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e-mail that tells the
Virus_hoax
2019 American film
Hoax [aka Bigfoot] is a 2019 American horror film directed by Matt Allen, starring Cheryl Texiera, Ben Browder and Hutch Dano. Six college students are
Hoax_(film)
False claim about a crime
A racial hoax occurs when a person (usually the purported victim) falsely claims that a crime was committed by a member of a specific race. the crime may
Racial_hoax
1872 American crime
The diamond hoax of 1872 (sometimes called The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872) was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a non-existent American diamond
Great_Diamond_Hoax
Hoax about the inventor of the electric toaster
In February 2012, a group of British students created a hoax by editing the English Wikipedia article about the electric toaster, inserting the false claim
Alan_MacMasters_hoax
Hanging of Indian nurse after being deceived
of Cambridge, who was a patient there at the time. Saldanha fell for the hoax and transferred the call to the nurse looking after the Duchess. Saldanha's
Suicide_of_Jacintha_Saldanha
American band
Hoax (stylized as HOAX) is an American indie pop band originating in Long Island, New York. The band is led by Michael P. Raj (vocals) and Frantz N. Cesar
Hoax_(band)
Fanciful story by H.L. Mencken
The bathtub hoax was a famous hoax perpetrated by the American journalist H. L. Mencken involving the publication of a fictitious history of the bathtub
Bathtub_hoax
1810 hoax in London, England
The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by the writer Theodore Hook in Westminster (now part of London) in 1810. After several weeks of preparation he
Berners_Street_hoax
French band
Poni Hoax are a French electronic music act. The four instrumentalists of Poni Hoax met at the Conservatoire National de Musique in Paris. After graduating
Poni_Hoax
American TV series
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat for season 2) is an American reality hoax sitcom television series created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, about
Jury_Duty_(2023_TV_series)
American actor
reality hoax sitcom Jury Duty (2023). In April 2023 Gladden entered the public eye after starring as himself in Jury Duty, an American reality hoax sitcom
Ronald_Gladden
Right-wing hoax
The litter boxes in schools hoax was an urban legend spread in 2021 and 2022 that schools were installing litter boxes in bathrooms to be used by students
Litter_boxes_in_schools_hoax
Deliberately fictitious Wikipedia article
2014 and deleted in March 2015. At the time, it was the longest-lasting hoax article discovered in the history of Wikipedia. The "Jar'Edo Wens" article
Jar'Edo_Wens_hoax
1912 paleoanthropological hoax
many years, and the hoax was only definitively exposed in 1953. An extensive scientific review in 2016 established that the hoax had been perpetrated
Piltdown_Man
Criminal harassment by unrightfully calling law enforcement on someone
harassment that involves deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police or emergency response
Swatting
Google Moon FAQ humorously mentions a connection to the Google Copernicus hoax, which Google claimed to be developing. Supposedly, by 2069, Google Local
List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
Pattern in a crop field
described as all falling "within the range of the sort of thing done in hoaxes" by Taner Edis, professor of physics at Truman State University. Although
Crop_circle
2020 song by Taylor Swift
"Hoax" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her eighth studio album, Folklore (2020). Swift wrote the track with its producer
Hoax_(song)
2024 American anti-immigration allegations
Snopes called the claims unfounded, while others characterized them as a hoax or a lie. When challenged on the factual basis of the claims, Vance told
Springfield_pet-eating_hoax
Terroristic hoax involving white powder
Anthrax hoaxes involving the use of white powder or labels to falsely suggest the use of anthrax are frequently reported in the United States and globally
Anthrax_hoaxes
Claims regarding the 2012 mass shooting
massacre was real. Some conspiracy theorists claim that the shooting was a hoax and a false flag operation staged by the United States government. Others
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theories
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting_conspiracy_theories
False claims about American presidents' intelligence
The U.S. presidential IQ hoax was a mid-2001 e-mail and internet hoax that purported to provide a list of estimated IQs of the U.S. presidents from Franklin
U.S._presidential_IQ_hoax
permits article-tampering (vandalism) including short-lived jokes and longer hoaxes. Some editors spend much time trolling (creating vandalism, spam, and harassment)
Reliability_of_Wikipedia
Confidence trick
A sick baby hoax is a confidence trick where a person claims, often on a website, that they have an ill child (or sometimes a pet) and are struggling to
Sick_baby_hoax
Many hoaxes related to the study of unidentified flying objects have been perpetrated. For April Fool's Day 1897, two practical jokers in Omaha, Nebraska
List_of_UFO-related_hoaxes
Urban legend and conspiracy theory about Paul McCartney
psychology and communications during the 1970s. McCartney parodied the hoax with the title and cover art of his 1993 live album, Paul Is Live. The legend
Paul_is_dead
Fictional Nazi weapon
claims about Die Glocke as being pseudoscientific, recycled rumors, and a hoax. Die Glocke and other alleged Nazi "miracle weapons" have been dramatised
Die Glocke (conspiracy theory)
Die_Glocke_(conspiracy_theory)
2016 memoir by JD Vance
announced Vance as running mate, and 2 days before he accepted it, an Internet hoax spread from social network Twitter falsely claiming that Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly_Elegy
List of obituaries published before the subject was deceased
subject of a death hoax. In January 2013, a hoax article claimed that he had died in a snowboarding accident in Switzerland. The same hoax was also recirculated
List of prematurely reported obituaries
List_of_prematurely_reported_obituaries
The Facebook privacy and copyright hoaxes are a collection of internet hoaxes claiming that posting a status on Facebook constitutes a legal notice protecting
Facebook privacy and copyright hoaxes
Facebook_privacy_and_copyright_hoaxes
Social media platform owned by Meta
major moderation changes in order to decrease the flow of disinformation, hoaxes and fake news regarding COVID-19 on its platform, "We'll remove COVID-19
Internet hoax
This Man, often called the Dream Man, is a conceptual art project and hoax created by Italian sociologist and marketer Andrea Natella. In 2008, Natella
This_Man
American politician (1934–2024)
using the word "hoax" four times, including the statement that he had "offered compelling evidence that catastrophic global warming is a hoax" and his conclusion
Jim_Inhofe
Mythical creature in Scottish folklore
scientific community explains alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster as hoaxes, wishful thinking, the misidentification of known animals, mundane objects
Loch_Ness_Monster
1936 film
A Hoax (German: Schabernack) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Paul Hörbiger, Trude Marlen, and Hans Moser. It was shot at
A_Hoax
Alleged event at Aztec, New Mexico
The Aztec crashed saucer hoax (sometimes known as the "other Roswell") was the allegation that a flying saucer crashed in 1948 in Aztec, New Mexico. The
Aztec_crashed_saucer_hoax
American brand of snack chips since 1968
no name, and the name originated with a Wikipedia hoax; in 2006, an editor inserted the then-hoax "Julius" into the Pringles Wikipedia article, which
Pringles
Internet hoax
The Pacific Northwest tree octopus is an Internet hoax created in 1998 by a humor writer under the pseudonym Lyle Zapato. Since its creation, the Pacific
Pacific Northwest tree octopus
Pacific_Northwest_tree_octopus
Topics referred to by the same term
A Microsoft hoax may refer to: A technical support scam where a fraudulent caller impersonates Microsoft or Windows technical support The Microsoft acquisition
Microsoft_hoax
Suicide of American cyberbullied teenager
Grills, an 18-year-old employee of Lori. Lori and several others ran the hoaxed account. Witnesses testified that the women intended to use Meier's messages
Suicide_of_Megan_Meier
Strawberry cultivar
Pineberry is a white strawberry cultivar with red seeds and a pineapple-like flavor. Pineberry is a hybrid cross from Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria
Pineberry
UFO legend caused by 1947 balloon crash
saucer hoax. Just days after stories of the Roswell "flying disc", a widely reported crashed disc from Twin Falls, Idaho, was found to be a hoax created
Roswell_incident
Alleged alien abduction, 1975
Philip J. Klass and Michael Shermer later alleged that Walton perpetrated a hoax. They suggested a potential motive: an abduction could be considered an "Act
Travis_Walton_incident
Website critically analyzing urban legends
Hoax Slayer (stylized as Hoax-Slayer) was a fact-checking website established in 2003 by Brett Christensen, dedicated to critically analyzing the veracity
Hoax_Slayer
2008 book by Alan Sokal
Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy, and Culture is a 2008 book by Alan Sokal detailing the history of the Sokal affair in which he submitted an article
Beyond_the_Hoax
2009 hoax in Morristown, New Jersey
The 2009 Morristown UFO hoax was a series of aerial events involving mysterious floating red lights in the sky, that first occurred near Morristown, New
Morristown_UFO_hoax
Extinct order of flying reptiles
Pterosaurs are an extinct clade of warm-blooded flying reptiles in the order Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Triassic
Pterosaur
2019 hate crime hoax
worked with him on the television drama Empire, to plan and execute the hoax. The hoax took place on East Lower North Water Street in Chicago's Streeterville
Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax
Jussie_Smollett_hate_crime_hoax
1863 American political hoax pamphlet
The Miscegenation hoax, taking the form of a pamphlet subtitled The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro, was
Miscegenation_hoax
Group of bogus academic papers (2018)
cited in support of their contention. The affair echoed Alan Sokal's 1996 hoax in Social Text, a cultural studies journal, which inspired Boghossian, Lindsay
Grievance_studies_affair
From 2000 to 2019, Google frequently inserted jokes and hoaxes into its products on April Fools' Day, which takes place on April 1. The company ceased
List of Google April Fools' Day jokes
List_of_Google_April_Fools'_Day_jokes
Hoax website about raising kittens in jars
BonsaiKitten.com was a hoax shock site that claimed to raise kittens in jars, so as to mold the bones of the kitten into the shape of the jar as the cat
Bonsai_Kitten
Cocktail made from gin, lemon juice, sugar and club soda
conversation about the nonexistent Tom Collins was a proven hoax of exposure. In The Great Tom Collins hoax of 1874, as it became known, the speaker would encourage
Tom_Collins
Threat to detonate an explosive device
the form of cash, Bitcoin, or forcing the victim to adhere to demands. A hoax device has the appearance of a destructive device or biological weapon, and
Bomb_threat
List of links to Wikipedia articles on religious hoaxes
This is a list of hoaxes related to religion. Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ – 1908 book by American preacher Levi H. Dowling who claimed to have
List_of_religious_hoaxes
The first hoax reported in Singapore was in 1805, when the Bukit Timah Monkey Man was reported for the first time. Depending on the subject and type of
Hoaxes_in_Singapore
Denial of the scientific consensus on climate change
threatening phenomenon, is at best an exaggeration and at worst an utter 'hoax'". In 2014, more than 55% of congressional Republicans were reported to be
Climate_change_denial
Hoax in Australian folklore
The drop bear (sometimes dropbear) is a hoax in contemporary Australian folklore featuring a predatory, carnivorous version of the koala. This imaginary
Drop_bear
Apparent unusual observation in the sky
investigation, most UFOs are identified as known objects, natural phenomena, hoaxes, or mirages, while a small number remain unexplained. While unusual sightings
Unidentified_flying_object
French fraternal organization associated with a literary hoax
was a fraternal organisation founded in France and dissolved in 1956 by hoaxer Pierre Plantard in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-chivalric
Priory_of_Sion
57th book in the Nancy Drew Mystery Series
The Triple Hoax is the 57th book in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. It was the first paperback Nancy Drew produced by Simon & Schuster under the Wanderer
The_Triple_Hoax
False claims about trans people committing violence
rates of violence, such as mass shootings or terrorist attacks. Various hoaxes have also misidentified perpetrators of violent incidents as transgender
Misinformation about violence by transgender people
Misinformation_about_violence_by_transgender_people
2023 disappearance hoax
admitted through her attorney, Emory Anthony, that her kidnapping claim was a hoax. Her attorney stated: "There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 13, 2023
Carlee Russell disappearance hoax
Carlee_Russell_disappearance_hoax
1988 investigation in Nebraska
that the allegations were unfounded and the ring was a "carefully crafted hoax." In 1988, state and federal authorities began looking into allegations that
Franklin child prostitution ring allegations
Franklin_child_prostitution_ring_allegations
2013 British film
The Great Hip Hop Hoax is a documentary film by Jeanie Finlay about a Scottish hip-hop duo called Silibil N' Brains, who pretended to be Americans to secure
The_Great_Hip_Hop_Hoax
Phone call intended as a joke or prank
A prank call (also known as a crank call, a hoax call, or a goof call) is a telephone call intended by the caller as a practical joke played on the person
Prank_call
Securities fraud incident
The Emulex hoax was an instance of securities fraud perpetrated by 23-year-old Mark Jakob on August 24, 2000. Jakob realized a profit of more than $240
Emulex_hoax
2005 editorial controversy on Wikipedia
On May 26, 2005, an unregistered editor created a hoax Wikipedia article about journalist John Seigenthaler. The article falsely stated that Seigenthaler
Wikipedia Seigenthaler biography incident
Wikipedia_Seigenthaler_biography_incident
1971 studio album by The Aztecs
The Hoax Is Over is an album by Australian blues-rock band, The Aztecs. Billy Thorpe, the leader of the Aztecs, renewed the band in late 1968. Guitarist
The_Hoax_Is_Over
Pseudoarchaeology in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Archaeologists has condemned the so-called "Bosnian pyramids" as a "cruel hoax"; along with various other scholars they are also concerned about damage
Bosnian_pyramid_claims
Topics referred to by the same term
Balloon hoax may refer to: The Balloon-Hoax (1844) Balloon boy hoax (2009) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Balloon hoax. If
Balloon_hoax
Book by Brian Stelter
Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth is a nonfiction book by American journalist Brian Stelter, former CNN chief media correspondent
Hoax_(book)
Cryptocurrency
Litecoin to increase by around 30%, before the press release was revealed as a hoax. In May 2022, MWEB (Mimblewimble Extension Blocks) upgrade was activated
Litecoin
American hoaxer (1924–2018)
1924 – September 14, 2018) was an American hoaxer, writer, and mockumentary filmmaker famous for several hoaxes that became media circuses. Abel was born
Alan_Abel
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Dominant Ruler; Powerful; Brave
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Biblical
Wicked or perverse men.
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African
the mistress of Chendi.
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Greek Latin American
God given. Feminine of Theodore.
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Hindu
Heart, Ganesh
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Hindu, Indian
Nectar of Victory
Girl/Female
Scottish
From the broken mossy ground.
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Swedish
Swedish form of German Wibeke, VIVEKA means "war."
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Indian
Stream; Good Human Being
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Bengali, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Firmly Fixed
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n.
A cheat; a trick; a hoax.
n.
A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
imp. & p. p.
of Hoax
n.
One who hoaxes.
v. t.
To deceive; to outwit; to hoax.
v. t.
To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to hoax; to mystify; to humbug.
v. t.
To impose on; to hoax; to cajole.
n.
The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person.
v. t.
To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
v. t.
To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon sportively.
n.
A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
n.
An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.
n.
An imposition or hoax; humbug.
n.
An imposition or hoax.
n.
An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
n.
A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Hoax
n.
An imposition; a cheat; a hoax.
n.
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.