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Monument to Victims of NYC’s Tourist-Targeting Wolves Erected in Battery Park

Elon Musk's Twitter followers were fooled by a fake announcement that they could pay for Tesla with Bitcoin.

Elon Musk Twitter Hoax Claims Users Can Pay for Teslas With Bitcoin

By John Bonazzo

Shatter-Proof Phone Technology Touted by Hoax Is Real, But It’s Patented by Apple

By Sage Lazzaro
(Photo: Flickr/Håkan Dahlström)

Shatter-Proof Smartphone App Was a Conniving Stunt Concocted by Marketing Firm Boogie

By Sage Lazzaro and Jordyn Taylor
A UN speech delivered by Emma Waston went viral over the weekend. (Screengrab: YouTube)

Emma Watson 4Chan Nude Photo Leak Confirmed a Hoax

By Sage Lazzaro
Mellow Pages. (Facebook)

Mellow Pages Library Admits ExxonMobil Offer a Hoax

By Drew Grant

Balloon Boy Falcon Heene Is Now the Lead Singer of a Metal Band

By Jessica Roy

Balloon Boy Falcon Heene Is Now the Lead Singer of a Metal Band

By Jessica Roy

Anatomy of a Hoax: How an Anonymous Blogger Tricked the Internet Into Believing He Was a Deaf Quadriplegic

By Jessica Roy
(Photo: YouTube)

Justin Bieber Trolls Everyone, ‘Stolen Laptop’ Claim was a Viral Marketing Stunt for His New Single

By Jessica Roy
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