About the Museum
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.

The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.



Web Hoax Museum

Prankplace.com
THE TOILET MONSTER
Your wife will never yell at you about leaving the seat up again! The Toilet Monster attaches to the inside of the toilet bowl by suction cups. As the unsuspecting person goes to use the bathroom, they'll scream as they lift the lid and are greeted by the Toilet Monster! Not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart.

COVERT CLICKER
Secretly control the TV, anywhere, any time! This device is so small it is easily concealed in your pocket. It can control volume, change the channel or turn the TV on & off. It works on 90% of all TV's.


#40: The Euro Anthem
In 1999 the Today program on BBC Radio 4 announced that the British National anthem ("God Save the Queen") was to be replaced by a Euro Anthem sung in German. The new anthem, which Today played for their listeners, used extracts from Beethoven's music and was sung by pupils of a German school in London. Reportedly, Prince Charles's office telephoned Radio 4 to ask them for a copy of the new anthem. St. James Palace later insisted that it had been playing along with the prank and had never been taken in by it.

Comments
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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Wow! Did the German students make up the words or who did???
Posted by alyson  in  Michigan, USA  on  Sun Mar 25, 2007  at  06:38 AM
too bad. I've always thought there was something to be said for a country that would adopt that song by the Sex Pistols as their national anthem.
Posted by Surlaw Ehtmai  on  Fri Mar 30, 2007  at  11:57 AM
I find it funny that the palace actually played along with it.

And also, even though I'm going off the subject a bit now, I can't believe that it is actually illegal for the Sex Pistols to sing that song on British grounds or something like that.

Quite pathetic I think.

Anyway, toodles.

x
Posted by Poppy Akinola  in  Birmingham, UK  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  05:43 PM
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