What are some famous hoaxes?

Answer 1

Moon Hoax of l830"s. this involved the Newspaper the New York Sun, special high power telescopes were allegedly used- and unusual Lunar Life was discovered including humanoids resembling Bat-people, a century and more before Batman comics came out! The Moon Hoax was damaging to the prestige of American science, thought it was credited to a Britisher operating in South Africa. There are a number of incidents which may or may not be hoaxes such as the Devil"s footprints of l855 ( Devonshire, UK) which has never been accurately explained. The Jersey Devil is an obvious hoax or myth as no animal having these combined features could possibly exist. There was a radio hoax about a famous ( but nonexistent) Basketball Team of Paterson Teachers" college during the late thirties or maybe the War but the truth eventually came out. One mignt also state the fake Radio ( war of the Worlds) triggered by Orson Welles in l938. and there are many that, on this side of the Fence, have never been figured out. The Motto of the Wise is- beware of , well here False Rises!