hoax
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Two decades later, James Lindsay, Helen Pluckrose and Peter Boghossian conducted a more elaborate “grievance studies” hoax.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
If affordability is a hoax, a whole lot of people seem to have bought into it.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Thousands of fans had to be evacuated from the premises and alleged hoax had "serious repercussions" at an event with an expected crowd of almost 13,000 people, prosecutor Ros Buttler told the court.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The documents describe an elaborate hoax in which the defendants allegedly created fake companies and fraudulent email accounts and driver’s licenses to help fool lenders into loaning them huge sums of money.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
One day, Terrence’s mother rushed into the principal’s office, having been called and told her son was seriously injured, only to find the call had been a hoax.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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