Hoaxes

Hoaxes Facts. Truth is stranger than fiction, and throughout history, pranksters, hucksters, and frauds exploited humanity’s hunger for the extraordinary.

The Bottle Conjuror was maybe the greatest hoax in history. It made fools of countless 18th-century Londoners—but have we learned anything since then?

Hoaxes Facts. Truth is stranger than fiction, and throughout history, pranksters, hucksters, and frauds exploited humanity’s hunger for the extraordinary.

Thomas Chatterton was a liar and a forger who killed himself at just 17 years old—but his tragic tale has much to say about why art affects us so deeply.