hoaxes
Flotsam & Jetsam
Balloon Boy’s Parents To Plead Guilty To Hoaxing The Whole World
1:52AM John Cook | Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of that cute vomiting boy who did not get lost in the air in a balloon, will plead guilty tomorrow to charges that they concocted the story in order to become famous, which happened. More »
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Happy Anniversary, Moon People
6:14AM Hamilton Nolan | On this day in 1835, the New York Sun published the first in a series of articles detailing the wondrous discoveries of life forms and civilisation on the moon. It was all downhill for the New York Sun after that. More »
Online
Huffington Post Serves Up Hoax On Front Page
10:36AM Ryan Tate | It’s hard to imagine anyone taking seriously a satirical proposal to build an airport on Central Park. Except maybe for the Huffington Post, which ran with the story on its front page tonight. More »
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Chopped Onion Makes Us Cry
12:45AM Ryan Tate | Well-played, Onion tipsters: That rumour we heard last week about a possible Onion buyout announcement Monday? It was insiders who lulled us into promoting their new we’re-selling-out-to-China issue. More »
People
Paula Abdul Thinks She’s Huge In Austria
1:32AM Richard Lawson | Hah, oh dear. It seems that Paula Abdul, cat-litter-mouthed judge of American Idol singers, was duped by Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno character in his new film. And she still doesn’t know it. More »
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The Sad Reality of Joaquin Phoenix’s Act
3:29AM Defamer Hollywood | The never-ending parade of miseries that is Joaquin Phoenix’s is-he-or-isn’t-he trip from retiring actor to budding rapper rumbles on. In this chapter, he fights a heckler at a Miami show. More »
Finally, Someone Claims Responsibility For Joaquin Phoenix’s Terrible Hoaxing
9:39AM Kyle Buchanan | There is a man in this photo with Joaquin Phoenix. Learn his face, for he may be the dark wizard conjurer behind Phoenix’s career transformation into a trainwreck. More »
Michael Cera Now Reveling In His Newfound, Made-Up Villainy
5:08AM Kyle Buchanan | Tired of Christian Bale spoofs and Michael Cera’s obstinate reluctance to sign on to the Arrested Development movie? Have we got a video for you! More »
Joaquin Phoenix’s Hoax Denial Doesn’t Actually Deny Anything
8:09AM Kyle Buchanan | Now that everyone has finally called bullshit on Joaquin Phoenix, his rep has issued a denial of the rumour/CLEAR TRUE FACT that his music career is just a hoax. However, precious little is really denied: More »
