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10/29/19

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

Rich Juzwiak

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Feb 25 2019

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2/25/19

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

Rich Juzwiak

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Oct 4 2017

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10/4/17

Why Would Anyone Create an Online Hoax After a Tragedy?

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Jul 12 2017

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7/12/17

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

Hazel Cills

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May 10 2017

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5/10/17

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

Rich Juzwiak

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Dec 14 2016

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12/14/16

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

Anna Merlan

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Aug 30 2016

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8/30/16

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

Anna Merlan

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Aug 27 2016

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8/27/16

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

Lauren Evans

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May 11 2016

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5/11/16

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

Jia Tolentino

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May 10 2016

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5/10/16

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

Anna Merlan

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Feb 9 2016

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2/9/16

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

Anna Merlan

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Feb 1 2016

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2/1/16

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

Anna Merlan

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Jan 8 2016

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1/8/16

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

Marie Lodi

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Sep 23 2015

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9/23/15

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

Anna Merlan

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Mar 27 2015

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3/27/15

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

Jia Tolentino

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Feb 24 2015

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2/24/15

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

Anna Merlan

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Feb 18 2015

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2/18/15

Sasha Grey Is Not a Murdered Battle Nurse in the Ukraine

Anna Merlan

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Feb 11 2015

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2/11/15

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

Anna Merlan

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Jan 15 2015

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1/15/15

Kid Named Malarkey Lied About Going to Heaven

Kelly Faircloth

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Aug 13 2014

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8/13/14

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

Tracie Egan Morrissey

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Vice President Pence, Detached from Reality, Says Florida, Texas, and Arizona Covid-19 Outbreaks Are Improving

Inside the Fight Tearing TERFs Apart

Katie Miller Tried (Really, Very Hard!) But Just Couldn't Give A Shit About Migrant Children

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

Fortnite YouTubers Buy Mansion, Decorate It Like Sad Teenagers

America’s Great Racial Reckoning Comes To The Auto Industry As Black Ford Employees Call For End Of Cop Car Manufacturing

White Couple Who Defaced Black Lives Matter Mural in California Charged With Hate Crime

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