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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.
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.Prankplace.com
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#43: Canadian Finance Minister Quits to Breed Cows and Ducks
In 2002 a rumor was posted on a Canadian gossip website, Bourque.org, alleging that the finance minister, Paul Martin, was quitting his job in order to breed "prize Charolais cattle and handsome Fawn Runner ducks." Martin, it was said, would be showing his livestock at a local fair in Havelock, a tiny Quebec town boasting a population of only 811. The Bank of Canada was also said to be ready to intervene in case the news rattled the currency markets. Of course, as soon as the word of Martin's retirement began to spread, the markets did get rattled, and the Canadian dollar promptly fell to its lowest level in a month. The currency only recovered once the minister's office denied the rumor. Pierre Bourque, the man behind bourque.org, readily admitted the story had been a hoax. "The ducks," he pointed out, "were the tell-tale sign."
Comments
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Ducks a giveaway? The man just liked Khaki Campbells.
Posted by John Storm Roberts on Wed Sep 08, 2004 at 03:16 PM
Of course the word "ducks" is the giveaway, once one realizes that the French word for "duck" is _canard_.
Posted by Vicente Velasco on Sat Jan 22, 2005 at 09:43 AM
Perhaps it was the 'Fawn Runner' that was supposed to be the giveaway.
This is one prime example of how the internet can play havok with the global economy. Other examples include the stock manipulations that some Americans were arrested for a year or so ago.
Posted by J. Lam in Canada on Wed Jun 01, 2005 at 08:15 PM
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