Museum of Hoaxes

Did Disney name the movie “Frozen” so stories about Walt Disney’s frozen head would stop showing up on a Google search? huffpost.com/entry/frozen-t…

Futurism thinks video of man using mentos, coke, and eggs to catch catfish is at least partially a hoax. futurism.com/viral-catfish-… youtu.be/VAg-xpAmHH4

Did teenagers in the 1960s inject themselves with peanut butter and mayonnaise as a way to get high? hoaxes.org/weblog/comment…

Did William the Conqueror really fall? strangehistory.net/2016/07/08/wil…

Great hoaxes of old New York — boweryboyshistory.com/2016/07/great-…

That story about Pokémon Go causing a major highway accident is a hoax bzfd.it/29LbMtu

7 science hoaxes from history, via Bustle (can u spot the error in paragraph about Piltdown Man?) — bustle.com/articles/17173…

Watch "HOAX Teaser" on @Vimeo vimeo.com/157599466?ref=…

Did EA Poe prank the residents of Baltimore with an April Fool hoax in 1831? — hoaxes.org/weblog/comment…

In 1969 was Italian man caught selling fake parmesan made from grated umbrella handles? No. hoaxes.org/weblog/comment…

Surprisingly it's true that men w/ hairy chests less likely to develop cirrhosis of liver. hoaxes.org/weblog/comment…

Dinosaur Hunting License — hoaxes.org/weblog/comment…

"There is no orphanage involved and no tragic story behind this." twitter.com/kissane/status…

The Obscure Artist Behind the Selfie Rat, and Other Viral Internet Hoaxes - New York Times ift.tt/1RGCvDC

A rather cheeky exorcism hoax proves fruitful for conmen in 1807! madamegilflurt.com/2015/09/the-st… #twitterstorians

Hoax photos of real events #1yrago boingboing.net/2015/03/17/hoa…

Legends from every state! Think they could have picked a better one for your state? Comment to let us know! fb.me/7IJRIhfFb

The Hoaxster Who Revealed Sad Truths About America priceonomics.com/the-hoaxster-w…

The Dissolving Bathing Suit Hoax of 1930 — hoaxes.org/weblog/comment…

Confirmed from Univ. of Oregon. The "Feminist Glaciology" paper is not a hoax. It is what passes for academic scholarship these days. Wow.