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Hoaxes and Scares (Popularity:  )
(Score: 16.72)
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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History Buff : "Hoaxes in Journalism" Articles (Popularity: )
(Score: 15.13)
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refhoaxes.html
Offers six articles on hoaxes, including petrification hoaxes and the day they sawed off manhattan.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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The Hoax Files (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.21)
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hoax1.html
Assorted collection of hoaxes, including sports hoaxes and art forgeries
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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Symantec: Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.14)
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Fraud Bureau - Hoaxes Pocus (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.14)
http://www.fraudbureau.com/articles/misc/article1.html
Information and reviews of the top hoaxes on the Net.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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The Museum of Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.08)
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/
A reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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April Fools' Special: History's Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.01)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0331_030401_aprilfool.html
National Geographic News has compiled a listing of some of the greatest hoaxes in history.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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Common E-mail Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.01)
http://www.3oddballz.com/hoaxes/
A list of some of the more popular internet hoaxes, urban legends, rumors, and junk, circulated through your email.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Skeptic's Dictionary: Frauds and Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 14.01)
http://skepdic.com/tifraud.html
Discussion of 22 hoaxes, including Cardiff Giant, crop circles, and the Philadelphia Experiment
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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Nostradamus Prediction Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.84)
http://www.nostradamuspredictionhoax.com
Listing of hoaxes and chain letter on New York WTC terrorist attack, Village Idiot, Gulf War and Princess Diana.
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Main\Society\Paranormal\Prophecies\Nostradamus
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Hoax du Jour (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.84)
http://www.korova.com/virus/hoax.htm
Regular commentary on the phenomena of misinformation and hoaxes on the Internet. Special attention to chain e-mail, 'Net rumors, scams, and hoaxes.
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Main\Society\Issues\Fraud\Internet
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Museum of Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.74)
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com
Extensive collection of history's most famous hoaxes and April Fool's pranks. Listed by date and category. Includes bibliographic references.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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Hoaxkill (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.65)
http://www.hoaxkill.com/
Site includes lists and links identifying internet virus hoaxes, chain letters, urban legends, parodies of hoaxes, and discussion forum.
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Main\Society\Issues\Fraud\Internet
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Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.35)
http://www.pickover.com/hoax.html
Discusses a number of scientific and medical hoaxes, including Mary Toft and the Rabbit Babies (about which he authored a book). Includes links and images.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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Hoax-Slayer (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.29)
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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CSICOP:Strange Hoaxes That Endure (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.25)
http://www.csicop.org/articles/april_fools_1998/
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal: article that discusses 10 hoaxes, including the Roswell Incident, Cottingley Fairies, Amityville Horror, and psychic surgery.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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HealthCentral Internet Hoax Watch (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.24)
http://www.healthcentral.com/centers/onecenter.cfm?center=Internet_Hoax_Watch
News, commentary, and links on internet hoaxes. (Not just medical hoaxes.)
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Main\Society\Issues\Fraud
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April Fools' Special: History's Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 13.16)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0331_030401_aprilfool.html
National Geographic compilation that includes explanation of how some hoaxes were done, how they were spread, and eventually debunked. Includes definition and history.
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Main\Society\Holidays\April Fool's Day\Pranks
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Better Read That Again: Web Hoaxes and Misinformation (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.90)
http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm
Categorizes problematic sites and gives many examples of each type. Ends with a section which points to sites which give people accurate information as well as warnings about hoaxes and half-true stories.
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Main\Reference\Education\Instructional Technology\Evaluation
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Internet Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.48)
http://www.sangfroid.com/writes/hoaxes.html
Here's your introduction to -- and warning about -- three of the most widely-known Internet hoaxes which never seem to die out.
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Main\Society\Issues\Fraud\Internet
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Virus Hoaxes and Netlore (Popularity: )
(Score: 12.25)
http://hoaxinfo.com/
Information on virus hoaxes, chain letters, and netlore circulating via email.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Bibliography of Hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 11.15)
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/hoaxbib.htm
Bibliography of books about hoaxes.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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No fooling: the 10 worst Internet hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.52)
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/24/internet.hoaxes.idg/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\2001
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Hoaxes plague Postal Service (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.52)
http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/11/07/postal.hoaxes.anthrax/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\2001
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Despite warnings, e-mail hoaxes still fooling people (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.42)
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/08/11/email.hoaxes/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\2000
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Ben Wedeman: Hoaxes slowing kidnap investigation (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.42)
http://cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/02/03/wedeman.otsc/index.html
[CNN]
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Main\News\Online Archives\CNN.com\2002
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The Labyrinth (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.32)
http://goodsky.homestead.com/files/index.html
Extensive articles and links about the chemtrail hoaxes.
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Main\Science\Anomalies and Alternative Science\Weather Control
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Miracles of Jesus Christ? (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.22)
http://www.geocities.com/logic_faith
Suggests they were rather hoaxes or explicable by natural causes.
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Main\Society\Religion and Spirituality\Opposing Views\Christianity
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Piltdown Plot (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.22)
http://www.clarku.edu/~piltdown/pp_map.html
Explores one of the most famous scientific hoaxes in history.
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Main\Science\Science in Society\Skeptical Inquiry\Hoaxes
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The Oracle (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.12)
http://www.geocities.com/tell_me_oracle/
Listing of contradictions in the bible and brief discussion of some hoaxes and controversial issues.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.12)
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/
An illustrated list, by Alex Boese.
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Main\Society\Holidays\April Fool's Day\Pranks
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The Register - The Persistence of Hoax (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.02)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/07/14/the_persistence_of_hoax/
Story about old computer virus hoaxes and how people still fall for them.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Truth Or Fiction (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.02)
http://www.truthorfiction.com/
An email reality check for e-rumors, viruses, and internet hoaxes.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Indiana University Knowledge Base (Popularity: )
(Score: 9.02)
http://kb.indiana.edu/data/afjv.html
Listing a number of famous virus hoaxes.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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About.com: Hoax Information Center (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.84)
http://antivirus.about.com/library/blenhoax.htm
Alphabetically organized descriptions of computer virus hoaxes, past and present.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Dark Moon/Two Thirds (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.75)
http://www.aulis.com/
Nasa hoaxes, Apollo landings faked, Face on Mars, alien intervention.
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Main\Society\Paranormal\Personal Pages
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Financial Fiction: 9 most popular e-mail hoaxes (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.75)
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/advice/20030325a1.asp
Common untrue spam stories arriving in inboxes daily.
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Main\Computers\Internet\Abuse\Spam
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Cameron's Cryptozoology Page (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.66)
http://www.geocities.com/capedrevenger/index.html
Split into two categories. The first deals with hoaxes, the second is a geographical listing of likely cryptids. Includes links and pictures.
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Main\Science\Anomalies and Alternative Science\Cryptozoology
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Virus Busters (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.66)
http://www.itd.umich.edu/virusbusters/
Hoaxes, hooey, and hogwash as explained by Information Technology Division staff members at the University of Michigan.
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Main\Society\Folklore\Literature\Urban Legends
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Rectal Foreign Bodies (Popularity: )
(Score: 8.66)
http://www.well.com/user/cynsa/newbutt.html
Medical case stories (some real, some hoaxes) of objects and materials inserted where they shouldn't be. Includes some X-ray pictures.
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Main\Recreation\Humor\Jokes\Tasteless
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