mass shootings "Computer-generated" hoax calls claiming active shooters send Pittsburgh-area schools into chaos Rob Beschizza

Return to the sinister hospital in Romford Remembering Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Elías Villoro

crimes Human remains in jogging suit beside railroad tracks… weren't that David Pescovitz

britain The story behind the Cottingley fairies hoax of 1917 Gareth Branwyn

hoaxes Northeastern University VR lab manager arrested for bomb hoax Mark Frauenfelder

hoaxes The Aqua Teen Bomb Scare was 15 years ago today Thom Dunn

war The time the US military created a vampire hoax by killing a Filipino guerrilla and poking holes in his neck David Pescovitz

maps New analysis confirms Vinland map drawn with modern ink, is fake as heck Rob Beschizza

housewares The full story of the Dybbuk Box hoax Rob Beschizza

memes The bizarre internet mystery of an Avril Lavigne song that doesn't exist Thom Dunn

hoaxes Colorado governor pardons "Balloon Boy" parents Mark Frauenfelder

hoaxes Here's how to make it look as if bubbles can bounce off lasers Andrea James

pranks Teenager claims that her mom is Bigfoot David Pescovitz

science fiction "Fake News is an Oracle": how the falsehoods we believe reveal the truth about our fears and aspirations Cory Doctorow

Kids Satanic Panic 2.0: The Momo Challenge hoax [TW: Self-harm/suicide] Cory Doctorow

science fiction The Convoy: a glimpse of a deepfakes future owned by James O'Keefe-style hoaxers Cory Doctorow

hoaxes Profiles of Threatin, singer who tried to fake a European tour Rob Beschizza

robots Impressive robot praised by Russia state television revealed to be a man in a costume David Pescovitz

racism Portrait of a fake news troll and the racist retiree who believes everything he writes Cory Doctorow

videos Watch: The Yes Men's short documentary on the NRA's murder-happy nature Cory Doctorow