Category: Hoaxes
The strange story of Elmyr de Hory Good artists copy, great artists steal…..Picasso In 1955, Harvard University’s Fogg Museum bought a Matisse drawing, “A Lady with Flowers and Pomegranates,” from a Miami art dealer named E. Raynal. Raynal also agreed…
Henricus (Han) Antonius van Meegeren was born in Deventer in the Netherlands in 1889. He began studying architecture but gave that up to become an artist. My paintings will become original Vermeers once more. I produced them not for money…
On April 23rd, 2013, the Associated Press tweeted out the following: “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” The tweet, which went up at approximately 1:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, had an immediate impact on…
For Sale: The Brooklyn Bridge Background: Not long after the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883, a shifty 20-year-old named George C. Parker decided on a whim to see if he could “sell” it to an unsuspecting tourist. He did.…
Retired Glasgow-born actor Arthur Furguson was a terrific salesperson. However, like many other such people, he was unaware of his talent until one inspiring day when the perfect opportunity presented itself to him. His moment happened in Trafalgar Square, one…
The Fox sisters were three sisters from New York, Leah, Margaret (also called Maggie) and Kate (also called Catherine). The two younger sisters used “rappings” to convince their much older sister and others that they were communicating with spirits. Their…
We take a look back at the archives of the Weekly World News and the strange New York stories: GIANT TURTLES In 1997, The New York uncovered a nest of giant turtles in the New York sewer system capable of…
A 15 inch long human finger has been found in Egypt The picture of the Giants finger was taken by well known researcher “Gregor Spörri” in Egypt in 1988, but have only just been released. The mummified finger would be…
It cannot be easy to live as a Scottish hip hop artist. The scene, especially in the early noughties, wasn’t exactly thriving. For Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, this was irritating; it appeared they could do nothing to have people…
New Alien pictures revealed The images were found by former journalist Adam Dew, who has taken steps to verify the pair of alien snaps and said Kodak experts had dated the film to 1947. The photos were supposedly found in…
Ghost pictures William Hope (1866-1936) was a famous British medium and paranormal researcher. He gained fame with his amazing “spirit photography,” a seemingly uncanny ability to capture the images of ghosts and spirits on camera. Although this technology is commonplace…
London is claimed to be the most haunted city in the world, and locations within the city are the focus of many historical paranormal, hauntings, and strange events. The highgate Vampire On 21 December 1969 David Farrant spent the night…
