What a mean-spirited thing to do: Someone places an order for $24,000 worth of Girl Scout cookies, raising the hopes of two …
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Ronaiah Tuiasosopo: Manti Te’o Hoaxster Tells Dr. Phil He Might Be Gay
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who carried on a nearly two-year hoax that fooled star Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o into thinking he had a girlfriend that didn’t exist, opened up to Dr. Phil McGraw in an interview set to air later …
‘Celebrity Sperm Bank’ Hoax Fools British Media
A company that claimed to offer couples the sperm of A-list celebrities turns out to be a promotion for a coming comedy TV show.
Inspirational, Quadriplegic Blogger @daveonwheels Exposed as Hoax
Last Thursday, the online world mourned the death of David Rose, a deaf and quadriplegic blogger with cerebral palsy who entertained the masses with his humorous posts. The 24-year-old Anaheim, Calif. man had a huge following on …
Missing New Jersey Teen’s Tweet Goes Viral — But Is It a Hoax?
Kara Alongi’s panicky tweet sparked a police search and a Twitter hashtag, #HelpFindKara. But authorities now say her abduction may in fact be fake.
WikiLeaks Creates Elaborate New York Times Hoax, Fooling Readers
Bill Keller, the former executive editor of the New York Times, has made no secret of his rocky relationship with secret-spilling organization WikiLeaks. Keller, as the chief of the paper in 2010, collaborated with WikiLeaks to …
After Hoax, It’s Taco Bell to the Rescue
Bethel Alaska thought they were getting a Taco Bell, but it was cruel prank, so Taco Bell stepped in to lift their spirits.
Coast Guard Offers Reward in Yacht Explosion Prank Call
Authorities are looking for the person who mobilized a massive search-and-rescue effort off the New Jersey coast by making a false distress call.
Sotheby’s to Auction a Real Drawing By a Fictional Artist
Auction house Sotheby’s will sell a painting by an artist who never existed. This raises all kinds of questions.
Scottish Scam: Age-Old Tale of Mourning Dog Was a Hoax to Draw Tourists
A dog did exist, but he wasn’t that devoted. Or cute. Or even a terrier. (via Reuters)
The Texas Mass-Grave Hype That Wasn’t: How a Tip from a Psychic Went Viral
At first, it may have turned out to be one of the biggest, most grisly crime scenes in recent Texas law enforcement memory.
Did The ‘Botox Mom’ Lie About Giving Her 8-Year-Old Daughter Injections?
Frankly, everything about this story is gross.