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Freewheelz
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: An article described a company that gave away free cars. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database The April 2000 issue of Esquire magazine included an article titled “There Are No Free Wheels” about a company called Freewheelz.…


Man Flies By Own Lung Power
Type: April Fool’s Day Hoax. Summary: A widely printed photograph showed a man flying by means of a device powered by the breath of his lungs. AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database In April 1934 numerous U.S. newspapers printed a photograph distributed by…


Miss Perfect Profile
Type: Publicity Stunt. Summary: The head of a modeling agency invented phony titles to promote his models. Newspapers and magazines like to print pictures of attractive young women, especially if the pictures are vaguely newsworthy. For instance, if the woman has just been awarded a title such as “Miss Congeniality,”…


Moving the Body
Type: Technique of photo fakery. Summary: Photographers can create misleading images by arranging the elements in a scene. Photo fakery usually involves the use of darkroom tricks or image-manipulation software in order to alter a photograph. However, fakery can also be achieved simply by posing people or objects in artificial…


Total Body Replacement
Type: Technique of photo fakery. Summary: A common form of image manipulation involves cutting-and-pasting a person’s head onto someone else’s body. Image manipulation software such as Adobe’s Photoshop allows photo editors to alter the appearance of their subjects in many ways. With a click of a mouse they can erase…

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