The art of the fake artifact
When the media fooled the world
Nature and creatures that never were
Modern digital deceptions
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Master of Famous hoaxes throughout history
schopenhauer A taxidermist in Wyoming created a legendary American monster by grafting deer antlers onto a rabbit's head, sparking decades of folklore.
schopenhauer Two young cousins in England fooled the world, including author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with photographs of fairies dancing in their garden.
schopenhauer Sort the real animals from the fakes to discover history's most famous nature hoaxes.
Fairy book defense: Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was so convinced by the Cottingley Fairies photos that he wrote an entire book defending their existence.
A legendary marine creature with the head and torso of a human and the tail of a fish. In 1842, P.T. Barnum exhibited a taxidermy hoax known as the Fiji Mermaid in New York.
In which country did the Fiji Mermaid hoax originate before coming to America?
What town in Wyoming became the self-proclaimed 'Jackalope Capital' of the world?
In what decade did Doug Bower and Dave Chorley admit to creating crop circles?