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  • Piltdown Plot
    Explores one of the most famous scientific hoaxes in history.
  • 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast
    Wavs of the famous Orson Welles and The Mercury Theatre On-The-Air radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds.
  • Spud Server
    The potato powered web server hoax that fooled USA Today and the BBC.
  • Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes
    Discusses a number of scientific and medical hoaxes, including Mary Toft and the Rabbit Babies (about which he authored a book). Includes links and images.
  • Museum of Hoaxes
    Extensive collection of history's most famous hoaxes and April Fool's pranks. Listed by date and category. Includes bibliographic references.
  • Tracking the White Salamander
    Online Book telling the story of Mark Hoffman who forged Mormon documents and was convicted of murder
  • The Hoax Files
    Assorted collection of hoaxes, including sports hoaxes and art forgeries
  • Skeptic's Dictionary: Frauds and Hoaxes
    Discussion of 22 hoaxes, including Cardiff Giant, crop circles, and the Philadelphia Experiment
  • MIT IHTFP Hack Gallery
    The MIT Gallery of Hacks (Interesting Hacks To Fascinate People). Hoaxes and pranks perpetrated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • Don't Be Fooled: Strange Hoaxes That Endure
    Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal article that discusses ten hoaxes, including the Roswell Incident, Cottingley Fairies, Amityville Horror, and psychic surgery.
  • History Buff : "Hoaxes in Journalism" Articles
    Offers six articles on hoaxes, including petrification hoaxes and the day they almost sawed off Manhattan.
  • Art and UFO
    A study about the alleged UFOs in Renaissance paintings. The "strange flying objects" someone find in ancient art are only sacred art symbols, not UFOs.
  • Cassiopaea
    Bogdanovs affaire: Or, Has Physics been bitten by reverse Alan Sokal hoax? Discussion and correspondence.
  • Piltdown Man
    Piltdown man was one of the most famous hoaxes in science. Covers the history of the hoax, its reception by the paleontological community, how the hoax was executed, its exposure, myths and misconceptions, and theories about the perpetrator.
  • April Fools' Special: History's Hoaxes
    National Geographic News has compiled a listing of some of the greatest hoaxes in history.
  • Bibliography of Hoaxes
    Bibliography of books about hoaxes.
  • Camel Spiders Myth
    Pictures and information provide facts to debunk wild internet rumors about this spider.
  • Cottingley Fairies Hoax
    The story and photos of the nonexistent Cottingley fairies.
  • SCIgen - An Automatic Computer Science Paper Generator
    SCIgen is a program that generates random computer science research papers, including graphs, figures, and citations. It uses a hand-written context-free grammar to form all elements of the papers. Generated papers are meant for amusement.
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  • CSICOP / News / Don't Be Fooled: Strange Hoaxes That Endure
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    ... Paranormal article that discusses ten hoaxes, including the Roswell Incident, Cottingley ... Committee for Skeptical Inquiry " Home " Contact CSI " Search: ...[2008/11/19]
  • Hoaxes: Skeptical Inquiry at Canadian Content
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    Canadian Content explores Hoaxes. Includes free listings and information about Hoaxes from the CanConDir. ... Skeptical Inquiry - Hoaxes. Hoaxes (Skeptical Inquiry) ...[2008/11/17]
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    Science in Society: Skeptical Inquiry: Hoaxes . Uncover resources and links to Web sites related to Science in Society: Skeptical Inquiry: Hoaxes.[2008/11/19]
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    A large search index with universal search features for greater coverage into the ... Top : Science : Science in Society : Skeptical Inquiry : Hoaxes (42) ...[2008/11/16]
  • Pranks, Frauds, and Hoaxes from Around the World (Skeptical Inquirer ...
    URL : www.csicop.org/si/2004-07/hoaxes.html
    Some hoaxes are fun and pleasant, others malicious and unpleasant. ... Committee for Skeptical Inquiry " Home " Contact CSI " Search: ...[2008/11/18]
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