July 21, 2025
Published in 1963, The Truth About Hansel and Gretel “revealed” that, in 1647, Hans Metzler accused a woman of witchcraft when she refused to share her gingerbread recipe with him. He later killed her for it with the help of his sister Grete. The book convinced many readers but was later outed as a hoax.
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The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 Was Sci-Fi Passed Off as News
On August 25, 1835, the New York Sun published the first of six articles that would become known as the Great Moon Hoax. This first installment—which would fool readers nationwide—began as follows: “We will state at once, that by means of a telescope of vast dimensions and an entirely new
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