Top Ten Greatest Hoaxes of All Time

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there are some in here that I think are distractions by the...... well you know.

Which is your favorite hoax of all time?

Anyone seen that scare tactics video of the "little monster man" and the PETA guy?

The Greatest Hoax/Prank Of All Time


Sporty


[edit on 26/4/2006 by SportyMB]

Or what about the great Alar hoax? That was a total fabrication completed with faked 'scientific studies' all designed as a money making scheme for environmental groups.

Y2K? Nope.

I'll go with Serpo!

Originally posted by chissler
Y2K? Nope.

I did'nt think of that one. Yeah, I would have to go with Y2K as the best hoax ever

good call chiss

I'm surprised no one has said this yet.....9/11/01

Even if you totally believe the official story, you can't deny that there are a lot of unexplained anomylies.

the bible
the protocols of zion
that size doesn't matter

What, no jesus toast auctionned on ebay?

Loch Ness fake model placed on a toy sub. That classic head above water could not be debunked for 60 years until confessed.

aussie bloke anyone???

that was one i was very interested in...

Weapins of mass destruction in Iraq. It's a pretty good hoax if you ask me.

9/11 wasnt really a hoax imo, since it actually happened. it was the government trying to make it a reason to get al quieda and stuff. in england we had a program on TV, where a group of guys made an RC ufo and flew it over a pub full of UFO spotters at a UFO convention thing. they made it from a big balloon shaped like a UFO and some fans basically. it was pretty good. im not really sure which is the BEST hoax, but i have my favourites. lockness, the one i mentioned above, and some others i cant remember XD

Well, i'm surprised no one said this.
But i'm going for God i think
There is no rpoof he ever existed.
But i'm also going for The Bible
But there are TONS of other very big (kinda funny) hoaxes around the world.
Hehe

The Patterson film.

Roswell

Bermuda Triangle

Philadelphia Experiment

The Kerry for President campaign

The environmental industry

There is a very long list of great hoaxes. Some intentional, some maintained only by the gullibility of the general public.

[edit on 4-5-2006 by dave_54]

Originally posted by chissler
Y2K? Nope.

I'll go with Serpo!

Serpo, it lasted a few months, and wasn't even credible by any means to begin with.

good one Chissler

Originally posted by Griff
I'm surprised no one has said this yet.....9/11/01
Even if you totally believe the official story, you can't deny that there are a lot of unexplained anomalies.

Unexplained anomalies pop up in any big event like that. The JFK assassination was the worst. The more you get into the tiny details, the more it seems like some kind of weird stage play, with so many coincidences and odd things happening that you feel there MUST be something more to it.

As dumb as it is, I wonder if this might sometimes be a "fingerprint" of time traveler intervention. The more weird coincidences there are, the more the event is tampered with by people or things outside our normal reality. Just a whimsical, unprovable notion. Maybe an idea for a book or a movie.

Favorite hoax? The "resurrection" of "Jesus Christ." Definitely a lot of hoopla over that one.

[edit on 4-5-2006 by Enkidu]