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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,... more

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For over 200 years, men have poured their fortunes—and their lives—into a single, muddy hole on a remote Canadian island. Are they chasing the world's greatest buried treasure, or are they the victims of a 200-year-old prank?

Welcome to "Hoax Hunter... more

The Zodiac Killer terrified a nation with his crimes, but his most enduring legacy is a series of cryptic puzzles. Was he a genius cryptographer taunting the world... or was it all just an elaborate, twisted game to make a fool of us all?

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You’ve seen the story. The viral GoFundMe that restores your faith in humanity, the one you share with the caption, "I'm not crying, you're crying!" But what if the whole thing was a perfectly crafted lie, designed to weaponize your kindness?

This i... more

Imagine listening to the silent static of the universe for years, and then, for 72 seconds, someone says hello.

This is the incredible true story of the Wow! Signal, the ultimate cosmic cold case. In 1977, a giant radio telescope in Ohio, part of th... more

Let's be honest, you remember the face. That terrifying, bird-like sculpture that haunted your social media feeds and became every parent's worst nightmare. But what if I told you the real monster wasn't Momo, but... us?

In this episode, we're disse... more

What if the most charismatic person you ever met was also the most dangerous liar? What if they could charm their way to a $9 billion valuation with a product that never even existed?

This isn't a movie script; it's the story of Theranos. In this ep... more

What if you could solve the world's energy crisis with a simple jar of water on your kitchen table? In 1989, two scientists announced they had done just that, promising a future of unlimited, clean energy. The world held its breath. Was this a scient... more

Remember the 90s? When we thought we could eat an entire box of "fat-free" SnackWell's cookies and it was healthy? What if that wasn't an accident? What if it was one of the most brilliant and damaging feats of consumer psychology ever pulled off by ... more

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