Samizdat: and Other Issues Regarding the ‘source’ of Open Source Code was a 2004 report that accused Linus Torvalds of stealing code. Here’s the strange story.
Crossballs: the Debate Show tricked real commentators into debating fake experts. One episode was buried after a legal threat. Here’s the strange story.
The Cardiff Giant fooled thousands in 1869. Discover the bizarre scheme, the stone fake, and the mass delusion that gripped America.
The Marzeah Papyrus claimed to be the oldest Hebrew manuscript ever found. But was it a brilliant forgery hiding in plain sight?
The Museum of Hoaxes reveals history’s wildest deceptions. Discover the strange world of hoaxes, cons, and human gullibility.
The Calaveras Skull fooled Harvard’s top geologist for decades. Discover the shocking truth behind California’s most infamous archaeological hoax.
Lenin Was a Mushroom was a 1991 Soviet TV hoax so convincing it sparked a Communist Party investigation. The strangest broadcast in history.
The Kensington Runestone tells of 10 men found “red from blood and dead.” Is it a medieval Viking relic or the greatest hoax in American history?
Acinonyx Kurteni was a “cheetah fossil” that turned out to be a shocking forgery. Here’s the strange story of science’s biggest cat hoax.
The Cottingley Fairies photographs fooled Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and captivated the world for decades before being revealed as an elaborate hoax.