don’t believe everything that you see welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten hoaxes number 10 Megalodon is alive and
hoaxes number 10 Megalodon is alive and
hoaxes number 10 Megalodon is alive and well when something airs on the
well when something airs on the
well when something airs on the Discovery Channel you believe it
Discovery Channel you believe it
Discovery Channel you believe it that is until Megalodon the monster
that is until Megalodon the monster
that is until Megalodon the monster shark lives ran during Shark Week 2013
shark lives ran during Shark Week 2013
shark lives ran during Shark Week 2013 created as a found footage documentary
created as a found footage documentary
created as a found footage documentary this film shows a present-day boat being
this film shows a present-day boat being
this film shows a present-day boat being attacked by the prehistoric creature
many viewers believe the content was
many viewers believe the content was true despite disclaimers indicating
true despite disclaimers indicating
true despite disclaimers indicating otherwise and were mad when they found
otherwise and were mad when they found
otherwise and were mad when they found out they’ve been duped however it’s
out they’ve been duped however it’s
out they’ve been duped however it’s worth mentioning the Megalodon did once
worth mentioning the Megalodon did once
worth mentioning the Megalodon did once exist the size of that fin tells us
exist the size of that fin tells us
exist the size of that fin tells us what’s underneath is bigger than
what’s underneath is bigger than
what’s underneath is bigger than anything we’ve considered number nine
anything we’ve considered number nine
anything we’ve considered number nine raelians cloned the first human the
raelians cloned the first human the
raelians cloned the first human the announcement of the first cloned human
announcement of the first cloned human
announcement of the first cloned human baby’s birth ought far from being
baby’s birth ought far from being
baby’s birth ought far from being confirmed scientifically has shine anew
confirmed scientifically has shine anew
confirmed scientifically has shine anew the spotlight on the Raelians a group
the spotlight on the Raelians a group
the spotlight on the Raelians a group known for ass obsession with aliens
known for ass obsession with aliens
known for ass obsession with aliens cloning and free love adherence to this
cloning and free love adherence to this
cloning and free love adherence to this UFO religion think cloning is the key to
UFO religion think cloning is the key to
UFO religion think cloning is the key to eternal life that people can be
eternal life that people can be
eternal life that people can be genetically duplicated and that their
genetically duplicated and that their
genetically duplicated and that their personalities can then be transferred to
personalities can then be transferred to
personalities can then be transferred to that clone they sparked moral outrage
that clone they sparked moral outrage
that clone they sparked moral outrage when a group member claimed to give
when a group member claimed to give
when a group member claimed to give birth to the world’s first cloned human
birth to the world’s first cloned human
birth to the world’s first cloned human in 2002 however the cult scientific
in 2002 however the cult scientific
in 2002 however the cult scientific branch clonaid refused to produce proof
branch clonaid refused to produce proof
branch clonaid refused to produce proof of their achievement revealing it as a
of their achievement revealing it as a
of their achievement revealing it as a publicity stunt
publicity stunt
publicity stunt why haven’t they produced this baby do
why haven’t they produced this baby do
why haven’t they produced this baby do you believe that cloning can happen do
you believe that cloning can happen do
you believe that cloning can happen do you believe that they do have a baby no
you believe that they do have a baby no
you believe that they do have a baby no they don’t have a baby this is the
they don’t have a baby this is the
they don’t have a baby this is the biggest the stunt a sort of a mixture of
biggest the stunt a sort of a mixture of
biggest the stunt a sort of a mixture of PT Barnum and father Devine and they’ve
PT Barnum and father Devine and they’ve
PT Barnum and father Devine and they’ve made a fantastic show of it number 8 the
made a fantastic show of it number 8 the
made a fantastic show of it number 8 the Cottingley fairies to prove to their
Cottingley fairies to prove to their
Cottingley fairies to prove to their parents that the fairies they claim to
parents that the fairies they claim to
parents that the fairies they claim to have seen were real two cousins
have seen were real two cousins
have seen were real two cousins photographed them in 1917 eventually
photographed them in 1917 eventually
photographed them in 1917 eventually author and spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan
author and spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan
author and spiritualist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle got his hands on the Prince after
Doyle got his hands on the Prince after
Doyle got his hands on the Prince after which they were examined by experts who
which they were examined by experts who
which they were examined by experts who mostly agreed they had not been altered
mostly agreed they had not been altered
mostly agreed they had not been altered after much discussion the girls finally
after much discussion the girls finally
after much discussion the girls finally revealed them as fakes in 1983 however
revealed them as fakes in 1983 however
revealed them as fakes in 1983 however they maintained that they had seen
they maintained that they had seen
they maintained that they had seen fairies we didn’t have to tell a lie
fairies we didn’t have to tell a lie
fairies we didn’t have to tell a lie about it at all because always somebody
about it at all because always somebody
about it at all because always somebody came out to justify it
came out to justify it
came out to justify it number seven manti te’o and the fake
number seven manti te’o and the fake
number seven manti te’o and the fake girlfriend this college footballer
girlfriend this college footballer
girlfriend this college footballer became a brave hero after revealing that
became a brave hero after revealing that
became a brave hero after revealing that both his grandmother and his girlfriend
both his grandmother and his girlfriend
both his grandmother and his girlfriend died the same day however when the media
died the same day however when the media
died the same day however when the media dug deeper they found his girlfriend
dug deeper they found his girlfriend
dug deeper they found his girlfriend whom he’d only met online was a
whom he’d only met online was a
whom he’d only met online was a fabrication and had never existed
fabrication and had never existed
fabrication and had never existed at first it was unclear whether tail was
at first it was unclear whether tail was
at first it was unclear whether tail was involved in the hoax but it was
involved in the hoax but it was
involved in the hoax but it was eventually revealed that a male
eventually revealed that a male
eventually revealed that a male acquaintance perpetrated the con to
acquaintance perpetrated the con to
acquaintance perpetrated the con to escape real life
escape real life
escape real life this is what happened and you know I was
this is what happened and you know I was
this is what happened and you know I was part of a hoax and that’s that number
part of a hoax and that’s that number
part of a hoax and that’s that number six balloon boy if you if you are
six balloon boy if you if you are
six balloon boy if you if you are predisposed to do so and you want to say
predisposed to do so and you want to say
predisposed to do so and you want to say a little prayer you might want to do so
a little prayer you might want to do so
a little prayer you might want to do so now because this six-year-old boy is
now because this six-year-old boy is
now because this six-year-old boy is about 100 feet from the ground after an
about 100 feet from the ground after an
about 100 feet from the ground after an experiment gone awry
experiment gone awry
experiment gone awry the heaney family claimed their son
the heaney family claimed their son
the heaney family claimed their son Falcon had floated away in a balloon
Falcon had floated away in a balloon
Falcon had floated away in a balloon when the balloon in question landed with
when the balloon in question landed with
when the balloon in question landed with Falcon nowhere to be found people
Falcon nowhere to be found people
Falcon nowhere to be found people panicked that he’d fallen out
panicked that he’d fallen out
panicked that he’d fallen out prompting search and rescue teams to
prompting search and rescue teams to
prompting search and rescue teams to scour the area around his Colorado home
scour the area around his Colorado home
scour the area around his Colorado home turns out the entire thing was a
turns out the entire thing was a
turns out the entire thing was a publicity stunt meant to land the family
publicity stunt meant to land the family
publicity stunt meant to land the family a reality show you it said we did this
a reality show you it said we did this
a reality show you it said we did this for a show
for a show
for a show both parents served brief jail sentences
both parents served brief jail sentences
both parents served brief jail sentences and we do anticipate at some point in
and we do anticipate at some point in
and we do anticipate at some point in the future we there will be some
the future we there will be some
the future we there will be some criminal charges filed with regards to
criminal charges filed with regards to
criminal charges filed with regards to this incident number five the Piltdown
this incident number five the Piltdown
this incident number five the Piltdown man in 1912 Charles Dawson presented
man in 1912 Charles Dawson presented
man in 1912 Charles Dawson presented parts of a skull discovered in an
parts of a skull discovered in an
parts of a skull discovered in an English gravel pit as the as yet
English gravel pit as the as yet
English gravel pit as the as yet discovered missing link between humans
discovered missing link between humans
discovered missing link between humans and apes on the evolutionary scale
and apes on the evolutionary scale
and apes on the evolutionary scale significantly impacting public
significantly impacting public
significantly impacting public perception of the theory however by 1953
perception of the theory however by 1953
perception of the theory however by 1953 researchers found the bones to be part
researchers found the bones to be part
researchers found the bones to be part human part orangutan exposing it as a
human part orangutan exposing it as a
human part orangutan exposing it as a hoax fun fact among those suspected of
hoax fun fact among those suspected of
hoax fun fact among those suspected of perpetrating this elaborate ruse is
perpetrating this elaborate ruse is
perpetrating this elaborate ruse is Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan
Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan
Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle I don’t understand professor why
Doyle I don’t understand professor why
Doyle I don’t understand professor why didn’t your tests show the skeleton was
didn’t your tests show the skeleton was
didn’t your tests show the skeleton was a fake I’m gonna be honest with you Lisa
a fake I’m gonna be honest with you Lisa
a fake I’m gonna be honest with you Lisa I never did the tests number for the
I never did the tests number for the
I never did the tests number for the Cardiff giant ten feet tall and
Cardiff giant ten feet tall and
Cardiff giant ten feet tall and allegedly petrified this artifact was
allegedly petrified this artifact was
allegedly petrified this artifact was created by New Yorker George hull
created by New Yorker George hull
created by New Yorker George hull ostensibly to mock bible-thumpers who
ostensibly to mock bible-thumpers who
ostensibly to mock bible-thumpers who believed giants once roamed the earth
believed giants once roamed the earth
believed giants once roamed the earth Paul commissioned a sculptor to create
Paul commissioned a sculptor to create
Paul commissioned a sculptor to create the ancient looking stone man then hid
the ancient looking stone man then hid
the ancient looking stone man then hid it on his cousin’s farm where it was
it on his cousin’s farm where it was
it on his cousin’s farm where it was discovered in 1869 before hull revealed
discovered in 1869 before hull revealed
discovered in 1869 before hull revealed his elaborate prank folks paid to see
his elaborate prank folks paid to see
his elaborate prank folks paid to see this wonder prompting one man to say
this wonder prompting one man to say
this wonder prompting one man to say there’s a sucker born every minute
there’s a sucker born every minute
there’s a sucker born every minute number three Bower and Chorley’s crop
number three Bower and Chorley’s crop
number three Bower and Chorley’s crop circles while we can’t confirm that
circles while we can’t confirm that
circles while we can’t confirm that every crop circle on the planet is a
every crop circle on the planet is a
every crop circle on the planet is a hoax
hoax
hoax two men claimed to be behind many of the
two men claimed to be behind many of the
two men claimed to be behind many of the intricate designs cut into farmer’s
intricate designs cut into farmer’s
intricate designs cut into farmer’s fields in 1991 Doug Bower and Dave
fields in 1991 Doug Bower and Dave
fields in 1991 Doug Bower and Dave Chorley confess that with the help of
Chorley confess that with the help of
Chorley confess that with the help of some simple tools they created hundreds
some simple tools they created hundreds
some simple tools they created hundreds of crop circles in the British
of crop circles in the British
of crop circles in the British countryside alone basically as a prank
countryside alone basically as a prank
countryside alone basically as a prank it’s likely they inspired copycats who
it’s likely they inspired copycats who
it’s likely they inspired copycats who kept the crop circle trend alive either
kept the crop circle trend alive either
kept the crop circle trend alive either this is one of the most elaborate hoaxes
this is one of the most elaborate hoaxes
this is one of the most elaborate hoaxes ever created or basically it’s for real
ever created or basically it’s for real
ever created or basically it’s for real number two alien autopsy released in the
number two alien autopsy released in the
number two alien autopsy released in the 90s this film purported to feature a
90s this film purported to feature a
90s this film purported to feature a real-life dissection of one of the
real-life dissection of one of the
real-life dissection of one of the Roswell aliens Ray Santilli claimed he
Roswell aliens Ray Santilli claimed he
Roswell aliens Ray Santilli claimed he got the 17 minute long poor quality
got the 17 minute long poor quality
got the 17 minute long poor quality video from a nameless military cameraman
video from a nameless military cameraman
video from a nameless military cameraman and it was compelling enough to warrant
and it was compelling enough to warrant
and it was compelling enough to warrant its sale to TV networks which aired it
its sale to TV networks which aired it
its sale to TV networks which aired it worldwide in 2006 Santilli admitted the
worldwide in 2006 Santilli admitted the
worldwide in 2006 Santilli admitted the film was a fake but said it was a
film was a fake but said it was a
film was a fake but said it was a reconstruction of a real video that had
reconstruction of a real video that had
reconstruction of a real video that had since become unviewable we’re going to
since become unviewable we’re going to
since become unviewable we’re going to find that alien what if we don’t we’ll
find that alien what if we don’t we’ll
find that alien what if we don’t we’ll fake it and sell it to the Fox Network
fake it and sell it to the Fox Network
fake it and sell it to the Fox Network haha they’ll buy anything before we
haha they’ll buy anything before we
haha they’ll buy anything before we unveil our number one pick here are a
unveil our number one pick here are a
unveil our number one pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one the War of the Worlds as a
number one the War of the Worlds as a Halloween gift Orson Welles put on a
Halloween gift Orson Welles put on a
Halloween gift Orson Welles put on a radio production of HG Wells the War of
radio production of HG Wells the War of
radio production of HG Wells the War of the Worlds
the Worlds
the Worlds in 1938 framing it as news reports about
in 1938 framing it as news reports about
in 1938 framing it as news reports about an ongoing alien invasion of Earth
an ongoing alien invasion of Earth
an ongoing alien invasion of Earth ladies and gentlemen I have a grave
ladies and gentlemen I have a grave
ladies and gentlemen I have a grave announcement to make incredible as it
announcement to make incredible as it
announcement to make incredible as it may seem both the observations of
may seem both the observations of
may seem both the observations of science and the evidence of our eyes
science and the evidence of our eyes
science and the evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that
lead to the inescapable assumption that
lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in the
those strange beings who landed in the
those strange beings who landed in the jersey farmlands tonight are the
jersey farmlands tonight are the
jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the
vanguard of an invading army from the
vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars because people were already
planet Mars because people were already
planet Mars because people were already stressed because of the looming world
stressed because of the looming world
stressed because of the looming world war listeners panicked upon hearing the
war listeners panicked upon hearing the
war listeners panicked upon hearing the broadcast despite repeated assurances
broadcast despite repeated assurances
broadcast despite repeated assurances that it was fiction though the ensuing
that it was fiction though the ensuing
that it was fiction though the ensuing mass hysteria was likely exaggerated
mass hysteria was likely exaggerated
mass hysteria was likely exaggerated people were still pissed all kinds of
people were still pissed all kinds of
people were still pissed all kinds of people reacted in all kinds of ways for
people reacted in all kinds of ways for
people reacted in all kinds of ways for example John Barrowman the very famous
example John Barrowman the very famous
example John Barrowman the very famous American actor miss I know to be true
American actor miss I know to be true
American actor miss I know to be true was listening to the broadcast and
was listening to the broadcast and
was listening to the broadcast and although he was a friend of mine ceased
although he was a friend of mine ceased
although he was a friend of mine ceased to identify me with the show and
to identify me with the show and
to identify me with the show and believed implicitly that America had
believed implicitly that America had
believed implicitly that America had fallen to the Martians do you agree with
fallen to the Martians do you agree with
fallen to the Martians do you agree with our list which hoax do you think is the
our list which hoax do you think is the
our list which hoax do you think is the most incredible for more fascinating top
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shouldn’t swallow everything that came
shouldn’t swallow everything that came through the tap whether it was radio or
through the tap whether it was radio or
through the tap whether it was radio or not
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