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Kidnapping of Nicole Riche
Type: Publicity Stunt. Summary: A French actress disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She later claimed she had been kidnapped by “Puritans” who lectured her about her immoral life. Nicole RicheAt 3 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, April 1, 1950 the 22-year-old French actress Nicole Riche (no relation to Nicole Richie)…
Nostradamus Predicted 9-11
Nostradamus may have lived in the sixteenth century, but if you believe what his followers say (and I would encourage you not to), his gaze extended far into the future. He’s been credited with predicting numerous major world events such as the great London fire of 1666, the rise of…
Railways and Revolvers in Georgia
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: A London newspaper provoked trans-Atlantic controversy when it reported that a series of brutal killings had occurred on a Georgia train. American society has long had a reputation for violence. Therefore, when in 1856 the London Times received a letter from an Englishman living in America…
Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: A false tale of brutal British military tactics circulated during the American Revolution. In 1782 a shocking letter was printed in the Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle. It alleged that Indian warriors were sending hundreds of American scalps as war trophies to British royalty and…
Wingdings Prophecies
Type: Rumor. Summary: Conspiracy theorists claimed that anti-semitic messages were hidden in a font created by Microsoft. Wingdings are the funny looking fonts in Microsoft Word—the ones with symbols and pictures instead of letters. Each symbol corresponds to a different letter. In the early 1990s rumors alleged the existence of…
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Kidnapping of Nicole Riche
Type: Publicity Stunt. Summary: A French actress disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She later claimed she had been kidnapped by “Puritans” who lectured her about her immoral life. Nicole RicheAt 3 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, April 1, 1950 the 22-year-old French actress Nicole Riche (no relation to Nicole Richie)…
Nostradamus Predicted 9-11
Nostradamus may have lived in the sixteenth century, but if you believe what his followers say (and I would encourage you not to), his gaze extended far into the future. He’s been credited with predicting numerous major world events such as the great London fire of 1666, the rise of…
Railways and Revolvers in Georgia
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: A London newspaper provoked trans-Atlantic controversy when it reported that a series of brutal killings had occurred on a Georgia train. American society has long had a reputation for violence. Therefore, when in 1856 the London Times received a letter from an Englishman living in America…
Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle
Type: Media Hoax. Summary: A false tale of brutal British military tactics circulated during the American Revolution. In 1782 a shocking letter was printed in the Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle. It alleged that Indian warriors were sending hundreds of American scalps as war trophies to British royalty and…
Wingdings Prophecies
Type: Rumor. Summary: Conspiracy theorists claimed that anti-semitic messages were hidden in a font created by Microsoft. Wingdings are the funny looking fonts in Microsoft Word—the ones with symbols and pictures instead of letters. Each symbol corresponds to a different letter. In the early 1990s rumors alleged the existence of…