Hoaxes

9/11 movie starring Charlie Sheen was dismissed as viral hoax—but it’s real

Believe.

On Mar 18, 2016 by Feliks Garcia

Zardulu is the shadowy artist (and wizard) who faked your favorite viral moments

Trust no one.

On Mar 16, 2016 by Aja Romano

Is the world’s first 3D-scanner art heist just an elaborate hoax?

A brilliant plan and a poignant statement, but was this museum heist really what it seemed?

On Mar 9, 2016 by Jay Hathaway

How a phony feminist became the Web’s most hated clickbait artist

Baiters gonna bait.

On Mar 1, 2016 by Ryan Scott

Foot book is an Amazon bestseller—even though it doesn’t exist

Just gotta get your foot in the door.

On Feb 26, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz

SWAT team raids ‘Damn, Daniel’ creator’s house

Daaaaamn.

On Feb 23, 2016 by Miles Klee

Ben Carson’s campaign shrugs off fake Joseph Stalin quote

‘Let’s agree that the statement paraphrases Stalin’s general attitude.’

On Feb 15, 2016 by Eric Geller

No, retweeting spam won’t get you any Powerball money

Saved you a click.

On Jan 14, 2016 by Hannah Withers

Please pray for this dog with ham on its face

He’d probably rather have the ham.

On Dec 30, 2015 by David Britton

This year’s most outrageous Black Friday fight is probably fake

There’s at least one clear giveaway this is staged.

On Nov 27, 2015 by Miles Klee

No, those White Student Union groups on Facebook are not real

A series of White Student Union Facebook groups is alarming campuses across the country.

On Nov 23, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara

Why everyone fell for that viral Eiffel Tower hoax after the Paris attacks

Even news organizations fell for it

On Nov 16, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

Fighting app Rumblr turns out to be a hoax

But we were all ready to rumblr…

On Nov 10, 2015 by David Britton

Did this photo finally capture the infamous Jersey Devil?

Maybe it’s just a really evil goat that won’t die.

On Oct 12, 2015 by Spike Friedman

No, 4chan did not convince feminists to pee their pants for equality

Nice try, guys.

On Oct 8, 2015 by Marisa Kabas