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Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia - Searchable listing of hoax viruses and hoax Trojan programs.
Hoaxes and Scares - Hoaxes listed by name and type, with policy to help prevent hoaxes from spreading.
Moon Landing Hoax - Was the moon landing a hoax? Did men really land on the moon? Comprehensive books and resources for researchers on lunar landing topic.
Hoax Warnings - Information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts, with searchable virus and hoax description database.
HealthCentral Internet Hoax Watch - News, commentary, and links on internet hoaxes. (Not just medical hoaxes.)
Symantec: Hoaxes - Uncovering hoaxes that usually arrive in the form of an email, or promotions that sound too good to be true.
Hoax-Slayer - Information about email hoaxes; includes weekly newsletter, archives and list of the latest email hoaxes.
Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of Hoaxes - 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.
History Buff : "Hoaxes in Journalism" Articles - Offers six articles on hoaxes, including petrification hoaxes and the day they almost sawed off Manhattan.
Piltdown Man - Piltdown man was one of the most famous hoaxes in science. Covers the history of the hoax, its reception by the paleontological community, how the hoax was executed, its exposure, myths and misconceptions, and theories about the perpetrator.

Hoax - ... see DHMO). Unlike a fraud or con (which is usually aimed at a single victim and are made for illicit financial or material gain), a hoax is often perpetrated as a practical joke, to cause embarrassment, or to provoke social change by making people aware of something. Many hoaxes are motivated by a desire to satirize or educate by exposing the credulity of the public and the media or the absurdity of the target. For instance, the hoaxes of James Randi poke fun at believers in the paranormal. The many hoaxes of Alan Abel and Joey Skaggs satirize people's willingness to believe the media. Political hoaxes are sometimes motivated by the desire to ridicule or besmirch opposing politicians or political institutions, often before
Google's hoaxes - Google has had a tradition of perpetrating April Fool's Day hoaxes.
List of computer and video game hoaxes - This is a list of video game hoaxes that are created usually created by gamers or in the media, often as an April Fool's joke.
Anthrax hoaxes - The following hoaxes have been perpetrated using anthrax as an implied threat.
List of hoaxes - The following are lists of hoaxes: