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Hoaxes
A hoax is a falsehood deliberately fabricated to masquerade as the truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences, and April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes.
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M. Piff-Pouff's verdict is thus expressed : 'Sherlockholmes has not at all fallen from the Reichenbach, it is Vatson who has fallen from the pinnacle of his mendacity.
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― Essays in Satire
― Essays in Satire
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...the true assassin of a viral lie is not rigorous fact-checking. It is, ultimately, fatigue.
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― The Great Indian Brain Rot : Love, Lies and Algorithms in Digital India
― The Great Indian Brain Rot : Love, Lies and Algorithms in Digital India
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