I'm looking for hoaxes that were disproven.
2007-07-11 03:27:03 · 8 answers · asked by Adam D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Like many other subjects, there are more of these than most folks know of.
As an example, I've put a link below to one that was quite famous in its time. It is a deliberate hoax perpetrated by none other than Edgar Allen Poe, published originally in 1850 as an article in the 13 April 1844 issue of the New York Sun.
I've also added a web reference for the Museum of Hoaxes.
2007-07-11 23:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dragosani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Piltdown Man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piltdown_man
2007-07-11 10:40:52 · answer #2 · answered by Robin W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Fiji Mermaid, one of Barnums many hoaxes, but you still gotta love the guy.
2007-07-11 11:42:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands! Check www.snopes.com for some fun reading, it's a site that debunks all the old hoaxes and urban legends.
2007-07-11 10:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by ♥≈Safi≈♥ ☼of the Atheati☼ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The infamous Loch Ness monster photo was staged.
Also, some kids (in Britain I think) confessed that they were responsible for some of the crop circles.
2007-07-11 10:31:34 · answer #5 · answered by Esmerelda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check into the web pages or get a book on Ripley's "Believe It Or Not." There many true oddities, and also, many oddities and wonders that Ripley debunked.
2007-07-11 11:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heres one ever hear that the real paul mccartney died in a car accident and the one alive now was so much better than him that they left it like that its got more to it dont remember all the details and the one about the kid from leave it to beaver died in the war hes still alive too
2007-07-13 23:59:28 · answer #7 · answered by italianstalian9965 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bobby McFerrin who performed "Don't Worry, Be Happy" committed suicide.
No, he didn't. He's still alive.
2007-07-11 10:34:59 · answer #8 · answered by mithril 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋