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Explores one of the most famous scientific hoaxes in history.
www.clarku.edu
1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast
Wavs of the famous Orson Welles & The Mercury Theatre On-The-Air radio broadcast of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds
www.earthstation1.com
The potato powered web server hoax that fooled USA Today and the BBC.
totl.net
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). Includes links and images.
www.pickover.com
Extensive collection of history's most famous hoaxes and April Fool's pranks. Listed by date and category. Includes bibliographic references.
www.museumofhoaxes.com
Online Book telling the story of Mark Hoffman who forged Mormon documents and was convicted of murder
www.utlm.org
Assorted collection of hoaxes, including sports hoaxes and art forgeries
www.infoplease.com
Skeptic's Dictionary: Frauds and Hoaxes
Discussion of 22 hoaxes, including Cardiff Giant, crop circles, and the Philadelphia Experiment
skepdic.com
The MIT Gallery of Hacks (Interesting Hacks To Fascinate People). Hoaxes and pranks perpetrated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
hacks.mit.edu
Don't Be Fooled: Strange Hoaxes That Endure
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal article that discusses ten hoaxes, including the Roswell Incident, Cottingley Fairies, Amityville Horror, and psychic surgery.
www.csicop.org
History Buff : "Hoaxes in Journalism" Articles
Offers six articles on hoaxes, including petrification hoaxes and the day they almost sawed off Manhattan.
www.historybuff.com
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.
www.sprezzatura.it
Bogdanovs affaire: Or, Has Physics been bitten by reverse Alan Sokal hoax? Discussion and correspondence.
www.cassiopaea.org
Piltdown man was one of the most famous hoaxes in science. Covers the history of the hoax, its reception by the paleontological community, how the hoax was executed, its exposure, myths and misconceptions, and theories about the perpetrator.
home.tiac.net
Investigation reveals that the mothman was actually a Red-shouldered Hawk.
www.webspawner.com