This spawned decades of mostly fruitless Bigfoot hunts, as well a series of hoaxes, and led to the establishment of various societies devoted to the search.
The Cardiff Giant is one of the most famous hoaxes in American history.
Those who believe the moon landings were hoaxes say that the United States lacked the technology necessary to transport humans to the moon and back.
And one of the most famous hoaxes ever was broadcast by the BBC itself in 1957!
There is no body of expertise on how to mimic a long medieval ciphertext, because there are hardly any examples of such texts, let alone hoaxes of this genre.
Thousands of such incidents are reported around the world each year, though many turn out to be hoaxes or natural phenomena.
There have beenseveral hoaxes.
These things often turn out to be hoaxes - balloons with flares is an oldie but a goodie.
JingJing: Cool! Can you tell me some funny hoaxes that you've heard about?