Florida ‘street shark’ caught in viral video during Hurricane Ian
We’re gonna need a bigger deck. A Florida resident’s backyard turned into a scene from “Jaws” in the wake of Hurricane Ian, when what appeared to be a shark was … Read More
Tag: hoaxes
Sherri Papini sobbed when confronted with evidence of her kidnapping hoax
Sherri Papini, the California mother sentenced for faking her kidnapping in order to run off with a former love interest and then collecting victims’ assistance funds for years, begged her husband and … Read More
Did ‘The Simpsons’ predict Queen Elizabeth II’s death?
These modern-day doh-racles may be getting undue credit. As if “The Simpsons” didn’t predict enough events, the clairvoyant comedy cartoon is now being credited with divining the recent death of … Read More
Sherri Papini slapped with 18-month prison sentence for kidnap hoax
The California “super mom” who faked her own kidnapping and lied for years about being abducted and tortured by a pair of Hispanic women was sentenced Monday to 18 months … Read More
BBC correspondent falsely claims that queen died
A BBC correspondent sent waves of panic across social media after falsely tweeting that Queen Elizabeth II had died Thursday morning after Buckingham Palace expressed concerns over her health. The … Read More
Moon landing conspiracy theorists say this photo is new ‘hoax’ proof
Was the giant leap for mankind really just a giant lie? Conspiracy theorists think so. The theory that the Apollo 11 moon landing was a hoax by the US government … Read More
Sarah Cavanaugh posed as Marine with cancer to get in donations: prosecutors
A Rhode Island woman posed as a US Marine Corps veteran with lung cancer in order to bilk good Samaritans out of $250,000 in donations and services, prosecutors said. Sarah … Read More
‘Go Ask Alice’ diary was made up by a suburban housewife
In 1971, young-adult classic “Go Ask Alice” shocked readers with its frank depiction of an American girl’s descent into rampant drug addiction. Billed as the “real diary” of an anonymous, … Read More
