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  • 81Flemish Secession hoax — Tout ça (ne nous rendra pas la Belgique) was a hoax perpetrated by the French speaking Belgian public TV station RTBF on Wednesday, December 13th 2006. Regular programming on the channel La Une was interrupted for a news bulletin which claimed… …

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  • 82Poni Hoax — are an electronic music outfit from Paris, France.Their most notable influence is that of Italo disco, as in their song Budapest , fom the self titled album released by Parisian label TigersushiFact|date=April 2007. The song itself received a… …

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  • 83Microsoft hoax — The Microsoft hoax was an Internet hoax suggesting that the information technology company Microsoft had acquired the Catholic Church. It is considered to be the first Internet hoax to reach a mass audience.[1][2] The press release The hoax… …

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  • 842005 Brisbane bomb hoax — On 14 November 2005, several bomb threats were called in from payphones in Brisbane, Australia, threatening the public transport system. Under advice from Police Commissioner, Bob Atkinson, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman and Premier, Peter Beattie… …

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  • 85Bathtub hoax — The bathtub hoax was a famous hoax or practical joke perpetrated by the American journalist H. L. Mencken, involving the publication of a fictitious history of the bathtub. On December 28, 1917, an article titled “A Neglected Anniversary” by H. L …

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  • 86Jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax — The jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax involved an e mail spam in 2002 that advised computer users to delete a file named jdbgmgr.exe because it was a computer virus. jdbgmgr.exe, which had a little teddy bear like icon (The Microsoft Bear), was actually a… …

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  • 87Dead fairy hoax — The Dead fairy hoax was an April Fools Day prank in 2007. Dan Baines, a sculptor and illusion designer, managed to sell his creation, the fake corpse of a fairy, on an internet auction for nearly £300.[1][2] Contents 1 The hoax 2 …

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  • 88Computer tan hoax — refers to a trick website set up by skin cancer charity Skcin in 2009 to spread awareness about skin cancer through the Internet. The fake company was promoted by leaflets, street marketing and online ads, which directed users to the website… …

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  • 89The Great Time Machine Hoax — Infobox Book | name = The Great Time Machine Hoax title orig = translator = image caption = first edition of The Great Time Machine Hoax author = Keith Laumer illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre …

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  • 90Gadget Hoax — The Gadget Hoax is the title given to an incident in which a fan of the popular 1980s animated franchise Inspector Gadget perpetuated the myth that an obscure and rare Gadget spin off had aired in the United Kingdom.BackgroundThe myth began in… …

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