Hoaxes

Eat Babies Eat Babies- Supports the "stereotypical attack on an opposing political party or group" by providing recipes and advice. Culture Jammer's Encyclopedia: News Trolls Culture Jammer's Encyclopedia: News Trolls- Planting fictional and absurd content in the news media People for Ethical Evolutionary Practices People for Ethical Evolutionary Practices- BioPEEP, a group of scientists distributing a genetic virus in consumable products to create product junkies, is "exposed" in this media… Joey Skaggs Joey Skaggs- Since 1966, Skaggs has hoaxed media outlets around the world with pranks like The Celebrity Sperm Bank, Cockroach Vitamin Pills and Dog Meat Soup. First Human Male Pregnancy, The First Human Male Pregnancy, The- "Mr. Lee Mingwei will be the first human male to ever birth a baby from his own body." Art project by Virgil Wong, thematizing gender roles, child… GenoChoice GenoChoice- "Create Your Own Genetically Healthy Child Online! It's the Best of Nature...Before You Nurture!" A make-believe genetics company selling the perfect offspring. Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes- Discusses a number of scientific and medical hoaxes, including Mary Toft and the Rabbit Babies (about which he authored a book). … Museum of Hoaxes Museum of Hoaxes- Extensive collection of history's most famous hoaxes and April Fool's pranks. Listed by date and category. Includes bibliographic references. Quantum Future Physics Quantum Future Physics- Bogdanovs affaire: Or, Has Physics been bitten by reverse Alan Sokal hoax? Discussion and correspondence. Cottingley Fairies Hoax Cottingley Fairies Hoax- The story and photos of the nonexistent Cottingley fairies. The Jackalope Conspiracy The Jackalope Conspiracy- Hoax site contains user submitted sightings, doctored images, and related humour. Mothman Death List Mothman Death List- Loren Coleman links certain dates, disasters and deaths from 1966 to the present time to the Mothman Curse. Also provides information on cryptozoology and disc… SCIgen - An Automatic Computer Science Paper Generator SCIgen - An Automatic Computer Science Paper Generator- SCIgen is a program that generates random computer science research papers, including graphs, figures, and citations. It us… Bibliography of Hoaxes Bibliography of Hoaxes- Bibliography of books about hoaxes. April Fools' Special: History's Hoaxes April Fools' Special: History's Hoaxes- National Geographic News has compiled a listing of some of the greatest hoaxes in history. Art and UFO Art and UFO- A study about the alleged UFOs in Renaissance paintings. The "strange flying objects" someone find in ancient art are only sacred art symbols, not UFOs. MIT IHTFP Hack Gallery MIT IHTFP Hack Gallery- The MIT Gallery of Hacks (Interesting Hacks To Fascinate People). Hoaxes and pranks perpetrated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Skeptic's Dictionary: Frauds and Hoaxes Skeptic's Dictionary: Frauds and Hoaxes- Discussion of 22 hoaxes, including Cardiff Giant, crop circles, and the Philadelphia Experiment The Hoax Files The Hoax Files- Assorted collection of hoaxes, including sports hoaxes and art forgeries Tracking the White Salamander Tracking the White Salamander- Online Book telling the story of Mark Hoffman who forged Mormon documents and was convicted of murder Spud Server Spud Server- The potato powered web server hoax that fooled USA Today and the BBC. Piltdown Plot Piltdown Plot- Explores one of the most famous scientific hoaxes in history. Camel Spiders Myth Camel Spiders Myth- Pictures and information provide facts to debunk wild internet rumors about this spider. 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast- WAV files of the famous Orson Welles narrating The Mercury Theatre On-The-Air radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds.