An alien ate my baby! Bat Boy uses sonar to fight terrorists! and other such fake headlines and stories actually have some credible roots. Edgar Allen Poe and Mark Twain, for instance, are both responsible for a bit of hoax journalism. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Two law enforcement officers killed in a bank bombing last week believed the device was a hoax and were trying to open it when it exploded, according to court documents released on Tuesday. picked by muppet 11 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
The mother of Falcon Heene, thought to have been swept away in a giant helium balloon, has admitted the incident was a hoax, according to court documents. 13 comments edit related share plime.comSome appropriate justice would be nice to see now picked by Dontgivethedogchoccy 1 month ago |
A Medford woman accused in a cruel Craigslist hoax has admitted the crime was her idea, and charges have been dropped against her husband, according to the Medford Mail Tribune. picked by muppet 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
Matt Harding claimed to have travelled around the world dancing his little dance with people from all nations. It was all an elaborate hoax perpetrated by a viral advertising agency. After one astute watcher pointed out on YouTube that it was all done in Photoshop, Matt has come clean. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago 15 comments edit related share plime.com |
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McAfee was taken in by a well crafted video hoax purportedly showing two hackers taking over control of an office building lighting system and using it to play Space Invaders. Even when the jig was revealed McAfee refused to bend saying “Fake or not, the video confirms that hackers and cybercriminals have got their eyes on SCADA networks.” picked by equinox 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ambulance workers in are seething over a "disturbing" hoax phone call this morning. 5 comments edit related share plime.comQueensland Ambulance Service spokesman Andrew Christie said a Cairns woman rang 000 around midnight and screamed that her baby had fallen off the bed and stopped breathing. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago |
You all saw the pictures of the supposed undiscovered Amazonian tribe. Those shots took the internet by storm. Now we learn that it was an hoax to bring attention to the threat of logging. The tribe has been known for almost 100 years. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share world |
The Aqua Teen Hungry Force hoax continues to spread... picked by monkeyman 3 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Dutch television broadcaster BNN provoked an international uproar this week when it announced plans to air a live TV game show pitting rival kidney patients against one another in pursuit of a donor organ. But when the show ran on Friday, it proved to be a hoax. 2 comments edit related share worldUpdate to this picked by Queenofhearts 2 years ago |
Alcohol must have been involved. picked by buddha 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Newly discovered footage proves beyond any doubt - the landings were faked (sort of). picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
So this guy turns on a web cam and lays still on his back. Either he's related to your ex-girlfriend or he decided to fake a suicide. No matter, NY authorities didn't care and charged him for aggravated harassment. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Do you have a spare $50,000? picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
IronKite's Worth1000 image is currently featured in National Geographic. Big w00ts, IK! and thanks for the heads up. picked by cb__ 2 years ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
The workers said they became suspicious when the caller then told them to urinate on each other. 7 comments edit related share plime.com*finger lickin' good. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago |
Followup to these stories 7 comments edit related share plime.comApparently there is no evidence to back up Principal Sullivan's assertion that several girls at a Gloucester, MA high school made a pact to become pregnant. Sullivan is not returning phone calls. picked by hypersapien 1 year ago |
An American woman bought a large portable swimming pool, which she installed in her living-room ready for a penguin she dubbed Magellan. Just how dumb does someone need to be? picked by Phildo 3 years ago |
The add claimed that the property was abandoned. Someone even took his horse. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |