The origin of the word ‘hoax’ comes from the verb ‘hocus’ in ‘hocus pocus’, meaning magic, trickery and flimflam. appropriate, then, that the behind the various hoaxes been committed throughout centuries have employed all of wizardry and artistry to pull Whether committed for money, or simply for the hell of it, fascination with hoaxes and the created them continues to Indeed, in this era of ‘fake news’ scandals our obsession seems more prevalent Here, we examine 20 of the successful and outlandish hoaxes history.
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