Directory of Hoaxes Resources

Deliberate hoaxes that are intended to defraud people of preconceptions, not money or power.

Subcategories

Culture Jammer's Encyclopedia: News Trolls

http://www.sniggle.net/news.php
Planting fictional and absurd content in the news media
Eat Babies

http://www.eatbabies.com/
Supports the "stereotypical attack on an opposing political party or group" by providing recipes and advice.
First Human Male Pregnancy, The

http://www.malepregnancy.com/
"Mr. Lee Mingwei will be the first human male to ever birth a baby from his own body." Art project by Virgil Wong, thematizing gender roles, childbearing, and reproductive technology.
GenoChoice

http://www.genochoice.com/
"Create Your Own Genetically Healthy Child Online! It's the Best of Nature...Before You Nurture!" A make-believe genetics company selling the perfect offspring.
Joey Skaggs

http://www.joeyskaggs.com/
Since 1966, Skaggs has hoaxed media outlets around the world with pranks like The Celebrity Sperm Bank, Cockroach Vitamin Pills and Dog Meat Soup.
People for Ethical Evolutionary Practices

http://www.stopbiopeep.com/
BioPEEP, a group of scientists distributing a genetic virus in consumable products to create product junkies, is "exposed" in this media hoax.

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