Hoaxes

10/29/19

Balloon Boy's Father Insists His 'Hoax' Wasn't a 'Hoax,' Ten Years Later

The Good Morning America segment on the Heene family that aired Tuesday is a gift, plain and simple. Checking back…

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Chicago Police Superintendent Says There Is 'A Lot' More Evidence in Jussie Smollett Case We Haven't Yet Seen

In a Good Morning America interview Monday with Robin Roberts, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson claimed…

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Why Would Anyone Create an Online Hoax After a Tragedy?

Shortly after news broke of the shooting in Las Vegas that has now left 59 people dead, an anonymous Twitter…

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Parents of Teen Who Died By Suicide Are Blaming Death on an Online Challenge

The parents of a Texas teenager who hanged himself are blaming a mysterious online game called the “Blue Whale…

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Expert Says Porn Star in Viral Shark Video Asked Him to Help Fake Attack

In just over a week, a YouTube video titled “Shark Attack - Cam Girl Bitten off Florida Coast,” featuring porn…

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Viral Story About a Terminally Ill Child Dying in Santa's Arms Looks to Have Been a Ho Ho Hoax

One of the mysteries of the internet is that people really enjoy reading and sharing “heartwarming” content about…

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Woman Who Loosed Crickets and Worms All Over a Subway Car Charged With Reckless Endangerment

Gothamist is reporting that Zaida Pugh, who loosed crickets and worms on a car full of horrified subway riders in a…

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NYC's Subway Cricket Meltdown Was a Hoax, God Damn It

It takes a lot to rattle a New Yorker on the subway. There’s strange behavior, yes, but to truly shake our…

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What Was YACHT's Best-Case Scenario in Their 'Leaked Sex Tape' Publicity Hoax?

By now, due to their fake leaked sex tape and the acidic rinse cycle of internet news that we all grit our teeth and…

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YACHT's 'Stolen' Sex Tape Was a Complete Hoax That They've Been Planning For Months

Yesterday, we told you about YACHT, a Los Angeles-based band and romantic duo who said a sex tape of theirs had been…

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The Truth Behind That Viral Story About Michigan Making Anal Sex Illegal As Part of a Bestiality Law

It’s been widely and wrongly reported in recent days that Michigan passed a law making oral and/or anal sex illegal.…

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Congresswoman Critical of Gamergate Says She Was Targeted at Home by Active Shooter Hoax

Congresswoman Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, who’s called for better enforcement of laws against online…

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Pizza Rat May Have Been the Work of a Rat-Training Performance Artist

Magic in the form of a wily rodent dubbed “Pizza Rat” waltzed into our lives last fall, causing even the coldest…

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A Roundup of Conspiracy Theories About Ahmed Mohamed's Cool Clock

Irving, Texas Mayor Beth Van Duyne appeared in Glenn Beck’s bunker on Tuesday evening to defend her city’s response…

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Did This 29-Year-Old California Woman Fake Her Own Abduction or What?

Here's a strange story out of California: in the early afternoon on Monday of this week, 30-year-old Vallejo…

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Man Who Terrorized Brianna Wu For Months Says He Was Just Kiddin Around

"Jace Connors," the man who made several bizarre and threatening videos about game developer Brianna Wu, has…

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Sasha Grey Is Not a Murdered Battle Nurse in the Ukraine

Former porn star Sasha Grey would just like to make sure we're all clear on the fact that she's not dead. Contrary…

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That Fake 'Feminist Aborts Baby Boy' Story Fooled So Many People

A very, very fake story about a feminist who aborted a male fetus out of principle has been circulating wildly this…

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Kid Named Malarkey Lied About Going to Heaven

Bad news: A kid who said that he'd died and gone to Heaven and proceeded to cowrite a bestselling book titled The…

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Actress Reportedly Had Ribs Removed, Posted a Photo of Them in a Jar

Thalia, a Mexican superstar, recently revealed that she had her ribs surgically removed to make her waist appear…

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Balloon Boy's Father Insists His 'Hoax' Wasn't a 'Hoax,' Ten Years Later

Chicago Police Superintendent Says There Is 'A Lot' More Evidence in Jussie Smollett Case We Haven't Yet Seen

Why Would Anyone Create an Online Hoax After a Tragedy?

Parents of Teen Who Died By Suicide Are Blaming Death on an Online Challenge

Expert Says Porn Star in Viral Shark Video Asked Him to Help Fake Attack

Viral Story About a Terminally Ill Child Dying in Santa's Arms Looks to Have Been a Ho Ho Hoax

Woman Who Loosed Crickets and Worms All Over a Subway Car Charged With Reckless Endangerment

NYC's Subway Cricket Meltdown Was a Hoax, God Damn It

What Was YACHT's Best-Case Scenario in Their 'Leaked Sex Tape' Publicity Hoax?

YACHT's 'Stolen' Sex Tape Was a Complete Hoax That They've Been Planning For Months

The Truth Behind That Viral Story About Michigan Making Anal Sex Illegal As Part of a Bestiality Law

Congresswoman Critical of Gamergate Says She Was Targeted at Home by Active Shooter Hoax

Pizza Rat May Have Been the Work of a Rat-Training Performance Artist

A Roundup of Conspiracy Theories About Ahmed Mohamed's Cool Clock

Did This 29-Year-Old California Woman Fake Her Own Abduction or What?

Man Who Terrorized Brianna Wu For Months Says He Was Just Kiddin Around

Sasha Grey Is Not a Murdered Battle Nurse in the Ukraine

That Fake 'Feminist Aborts Baby Boy' Story Fooled So Many People

Kid Named Malarkey Lied About Going to Heaven

Actress Reportedly Had Ribs Removed, Posted a Photo of Them in a Jar