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Hoax
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Hoax
Balloon Hoax, The
news story in 1844, reporting the transatlantic crossing of a balloon with eight passengers. [Am. Lit.: The Balloon Hoax in Poe]
Piltdown man
missing link turned out to be orangutan. [Br. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 46; Time, October 13, 1978, 82]


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Unfortunately, this information seems to have come from an internet hoax.
From Regina Farrell re Gibson's The Passion by Farrell, Regina / Catholic Insight
Internet hoax, financial fraud at McKesson HBOC, Ponzi schemes at Capital Consultants and TLC, and a kickback scheme operated by noted investment adviser Alan Bond.
Under Increasing Pressure, Regulators Suggest Changes. (Wall Street's ... by Stremfel, Michael / Los Angeles Business Journal
The Swedish telecommunications giant is the subject of an Internet hoax offering free mobile phones to anyone who forwards a particular e-mail message to eight friends.
Freebie Mania by Dempsey, Mary A. / Latin Trade
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