Hoax Hunters
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Some stories are too good to be true. And some lies are too good not to believe.
Hoax Hunters is your daily deep dive into the anatomy of a lie. We track down history's most audacious frauds, forgeries, and fakes—from the lost princess who wasn’t lost, to the petrified giant that captivated a nation, to the Martian invasion that never happened.
Each episode is a forensic investigation into a single, masterful deception. We’ll meet the brilliant con artists, the charismatic cult leaders, and the scientific frauds who managed to fool the world.
But the real mystery isn't how they did it. It's why we fell for it. Using the science of persuasion and the study of human psychology, we expose the mental shortcuts and hidden biases that make all of us vulnerable.
This isn't just about the past. Understanding the blueprint for deception is your best defense against the misinformation of today.
Follow Hoax Hunters to uncover the truth behind the world's most fascinating lies.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hoax-hunters--6723538/support.
Hoax Hunters is your daily deep dive into the anatomy of a lie. We track down history's most audacious frauds, forgeries, and fakes—from the lost princess who wasn’t lost, to the petrified giant that captivated a nation, to the Martian invasion that never happened.
Each episode is a forensic investigation into a single, masterful deception. We’ll meet the brilliant con artists, the charismatic cult leaders, and the scientific frauds who managed to fool the world.
But the real mystery isn't how they did it. It's why we fell for it. Using the science of persuasion and the study of human psychology, we expose the mental shortcuts and hidden biases that make all of us vulnerable.
This isn't just about the past. Understanding the blueprint for deception is your best defense against the misinformation of today.
Follow Hoax Hunters to uncover the truth behind the world's most fascinating lies.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hoax-hunters--6723538/support.
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The ICE WALL Hoax: Flat Earthers vs. The Midnight Sun
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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The Mummy’s CURSE Exposed: King Tut, Lord Carnarvon & The Media Hoax
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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9/11 INSIDE JOB? The Truth About "Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams"
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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SATAN, Soap & SCANDAL: The Amway vs. P&G Conspiracy
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Eat Popcorn, Drink Coke: The Subliminal Hoax That Sparked a Moral Panic
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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TELEPORTATION, Typewriters & Trapdoors (The SECRET Magicians Swear to Never REVEAL)
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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The SEX Box That Landed a Scientist in Federal PRISON (The Orgone Accumulator - Wilhelm Reich Case)
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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A GAY Jesus? The Forgery Accusations Behind the SECRET Gospel
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The GHOST Army: The Artists Who Fooled HITLER With Inflatable Tanks
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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He Knew About JFK's Assassin, So Why Did the CIA Try to Destroy Him?
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Day the Air Force Lost a NUCLEAR BOMB (And NEVER Found It)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Human Lightning Rod: Struck 7 Times in Life, Once in Death
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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The Lie So Big, It Became a Movie
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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The Fake SPY Who Fed the NAZIS Decades of False Information (Agent Garbo)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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FALSE Memory Syndrome: The People Who 'Remember' ALIEN Abductions
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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The Hunt for DNA, The Birth of a Disease: A CIA Scandal
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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The Face on Mars: ALIEN Monument or Mind Trick?
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The People vs. SATAN: The True Story of the Devil on Trial
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The Man Who Sued PEPSI for a FIGHTER JET
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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The STAB in the Back: The LIE That Built the Third Reich
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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The Boy in the BUBBLE: A Story of LIES, Anger, and SCID
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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The World's Most MYSTERIOUS Book: A Code, a Hoax, or Something Else?
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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The Zodiac Cipher Hoax: Why the Killer's Last Code is a Lie
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Wash Wash: Inside the BLACK MONEY SCAM That Fools Millions
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Was ATLANTIS Real? The FINAL Verdict
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The WHITE Woman Who FAKED Being BLACK for a Decade (Rachel Dolezal)
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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What Happened to HITLER'S Body?: The Skull, The Teeth, & The Lies
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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The 'GHOST in the Machine': The Man Who Claimed a Poltergeist Was in His Computer
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Viral Nightmare: Was Tara the Android a Real AI or a Serial Killer's Muse?
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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America's First VAMPIRES Weren't Monsters, They Were FAMILY.
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Unicorns & Winged HUMANOIDS: The Newspaper That 'Discovered' LIFE on the MOON
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Sane in an INSANE Place: The Lie That Changed Psychiatry Forever
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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The Man Who NEVER Jumped: The D.B. Cooper Inside Job
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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The Phantom TikTok Rizz Party Hoax That Caused Chaos in NYC
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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The Day a Phantom Anesthetist Gassed an Entire Town (The Mad Gasser of Mattoon)
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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The Salem Witches Weren't BURNED at the Stake (And Other LIES Your Brain Believes)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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The Oak Island MONEY Pit: Buried TREASURE or a 200-Year-Old HOAX?
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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The Zodiac Killer's Ciphers: Genius Code or Elaborate Hoax?
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The $400,000 LIE: Unpacking the Johnny Bobbitt GoFundMe SCAM
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Earth's MISSED Call: The Unexplained WOW! Signal
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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How the Media Created a MONSTER (The MOMO Challenge PANIC)
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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The Billion-Dollar BLOOD Test That NEVER Existed
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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COLD FUSION: How Two Scientists & The Media Created a FALSE Revolution
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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How The Great "FAT-FREE" Lie of The 90s Hooked a Generation - The SnackWell's Effect
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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The Emperor's New Clothes: The Hoax That EXPOSED Modern Academia.
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The Man Who Owns the MOON: Genius or Scammer of the Century?
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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The Ship That NEVER Sank: Unraveling the TITANIC-Olympic Mystery
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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The ROSWELL Weather Balloon That Launched a Thousand CONSPIRACIES
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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The Man Who Sold a CANCER CURE Made of... Ketchup?
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Narcissism, LIES, and The New York Times.
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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The 300-Year-Old Scam That Still FOOLS MILLIONS Today
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Most Successful LIE in Hollywood History
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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The Infamous WAR OF THE WORLDS Sequel No One Talks About
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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The Man Who INVENTED the Water Car (And Was MURDERED for It)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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The GHOST on the Observation Deck: Unmasking the 9/11 Tourist Guy
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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GASLIGHTING: The Hoax of Your Own Mind
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Before Fake News, There Was The HITLER DIARIES Hoax.
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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The Surgeon Who Performed Operations with His BARE Hands (The PSYCHIC Surgery of Tony Agpaoa)
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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The "ALIEN Autopsy" Film That Fooled Millions (The Santilli Film)
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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The Amityville Horror: The "True Story" That Was a Total Sham
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Did He CLONE Humans? The Truth Behind the World's Most Famous Scientific Scandal
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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The Fyre Festival: How a Sandwich Blew Up the Biggest Millennial Scam
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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The AI That Fooled Google into Thinking It Was Sentient (The LaMDA Hoax)
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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The Doctor Who Claimed Vaccines Caused Autism (The Andrew Wakefield Scandal)
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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"Discovered" *Diary of a Young Jack the Ripper (The James Maybrick Diary)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The 10-Foot-Tall Giant America Paid to See (And the Lie You're Still Paying For)
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The Teenager Who Invented a Fake Country to Get Rich
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Catch Me If You Can: The Real Story of Frank Abagnale Jr.
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Your Eyes Are Lying to You.
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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The "Lonelygirl15" Mystery: YouTube's First Great Lie
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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The Wellness Influencer Who Faked Cancer for Clicks (Belle Gibson)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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The Woman Who Convinced Doctors She Gave Birth to Rabbits (Mary Toft)
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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The Alien Invasion Broadcast That Caused a Real-Life Panic (War of the Worlds)
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Aug 28, 2025 |