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

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

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.

Some 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

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

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

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

Ambulance workers in are seething over a "disturbing" hoax phone call this morning.

Queensland 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

The Aqua Teen Hungry Force hoax continues to spread... picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

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.

Update to this picked by Queenofhearts 2 years ago

Alcohol must have been involved. picked by buddha 2 years ago

Newly discovered footage proves beyond any doubt - the landings were faked (sort of). picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

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

Do you have a spare $50,000? picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago

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

The workers said they became suspicious when the caller then told them to urinate on each other.

*finger lickin' good. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Followup to these stories

Apparently 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

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