Top 15 Web Hoaxes of All Time

[¹²³]

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what to believe when you read it on the web. The recent “Unknown Lifeform” in North Carolina? Turns out, not a hoax, but also not a monster. But all those rumors about Jeff Goldblum falling to his death in New Zealand? Well, those were a hoax, and a rather tasteless one at that.

For hundreds of years, humans have been playing elaborate tricks on each other, but the advent of social tools — from Usenet and email right on up to YouTube and Twitter — means that hoaxes are much more easily spread, and it can be difficult to separate the misinformation from the truth. Here’s a collection of the top 15 most unforgettable web hoaxes.

See the list here.

 

[cmac44111]

Oh shit, I remember when that spider story came out. My family wanted to donate all the money they could afford, cause they felt bad for the soldiers. Then they found out it was fake and felt like marks. Oh well, live and learn.

 

[Colonel Ronan]

Great read. Thanks for posting.

 

[BlueBaron]

Good stuff.