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The Hoax Archive
A collection of the most notorious deceptions throughout history
A collection of the most notorious deceptions throughout history
1977-1989: List of Titles
San Serriffe (April 1, 1977)
The Loch Ness Muppet (May 21, 1977)
Vilcabamba: the town of very old people (Exposed as a hoax in 1978)
The Death of Alan Abel (January 2, 1980)
Rosie Ruiz Wins the Boston Marathon (April 21, 1980)
Janet Cooke and Jimmy’s World (September 1980)
Casablanca Rejected (1982)
The Hitler Diaries (April 1983)
Jane Somers (aka Doris Lessing) (Exposed in September 1984)
The Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe (First appeared circa 1985)
FAINT (January 21, 1985)
Sidd Finch (April 1985)
The Attack of Captain Midnight (April 27, 1986)
The Himalayan Fossils Hoax (Exposed in 1987)
The Dayton Hudson Hoax (June 23, 1987)
The Great Potato Play (August 31, 1987)
The Tawana Brawley Case (November 1987)
Billy Tipton (Revealed in January 1989)
Aliens Invade Rockford (December 1989)
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