User:Shii/Hoaxes
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This is a list of notable hoaxes on Wikipedia. If it's clearly an attempt to make up something, as opposed to libel or other vandalism, then it's a hoax. If it evaded capture for over a month or became mentioned in the media, then it's notable.
You can add any hoax you know of to this page as long as it meets the requirements above. Sort by the length it was visible on the article page.
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Do not attempt to create new hoaxes on Wikipedia. Here's why. |
| Name | Length | Dates | Mirror |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clitoris researchers | 4 years, 9 months | 26 October 2001 – 26 July 2006 | Discussion |
| Brahmanical See | Nearly 3½ years | 4 August 2004 – 21 January 2008 | Mirror and discussion on wikipediareview.com |
| Nihilartikel | Nearly 2½ years | 18 March 2004 – 1 August 2006 | Fictitious entry |
| Dušan Jocić | 23 months | August 2005 – July 2007 | |
| European Tennis Club of Culture | Nearly 2 years | November 2005 – July 2007 | |
| Lustfaust | 21 months | 15 October 2005 – 14 July 2007 | [1] |
| Brian Reddyb | 20½ months | 17 October 2005 – 3 July 2007 | [2] |
| Marathonius Granthius | 20½ months | 21 August 2006 – 2 May 2008 | Fake Roman soldier |
| Æblerød | 20 months | 12 January 2004 – 8 September 2005 | |
| Baldock Beer Disaster | 18 months | November 2005 – June 2007 | |
| AfD: Amorica (legend) Given its own article for 8 months rather than deletion. |
14 months | 9 November 2004/24 May 2005 – 22 January 2006 | [3] |
| AfD: Eric Radloff | 12 months | 5 July 2004 – 23 August 2005 | [4] |
| AfD: Ladedaism | 12 months | 7 July 2005 – 19 July 2006 | |
| Aliquota | Nearly 12 months | 19 October 2006 – 10 October 2007 | [5] |
| AfD: Tiberius Lowang, Abo Teni, and others | 11 months | 21 June 2005 – 16 May 2006 | [6], [7]. |
| Franz Josef Weern, weernbolle | 11 months | 25 January 2007 – 29 December 2007 | [8], [9]. |
| Porchesia An island that never existed. |
10 months | 22 November 2005 – 30 September 2006 | |
| AfD:Climbing jack | 9 months | 1 April 2005 – 5 January 2006 | |
| Oliver Bayley, Fungu'lu and Unguru | 8-11 months | 2 Jan for Bayley / 7 April 2005 for others – Dec 2005 | |
| VfD: Cayley-Newbirth operation matrix | 8 months | 4 April 2004 – 22 December 2004 | |
| Afd:Quazer Beast | 7 months | 3 October 2005 – 17 May 2006 | Quazer Beast [10] |
| Raconteur, Pennsylvania | 7 months | 24 December 2006 - 28 April 2007; 14 May 2007 - 13 July 2007; 4 September 2007 | Fictional town in Pennsylvania |
| AfD: Tuba (mythology) | 7 months | May 2006 – December 2006 | Fictitious mythical Mongolian animal |
| Pretraumatic stress disorder | nearly 7 months | 17 October 2007 - 10 May 2008 | Fake medical condition |
| AfD: Death bird | 6 months | 15 October 2007 – 23 April 2008 | Fictitious mythical Aztec creature |
| Helleneologism | 6 months | 2 October 2006 – 1 April 2007 | |
| VfD: Comprehensive Corporate Power previously survived a VfD, embarrasingly |
5 months | 22 April 2004 – 25 November 2004 | Uzerified |
| Indochine | 5 months | 29 October 2003 – 30 March 2004 | |
| Establishment of Juba, Sudan by Greeks | 5 months | 30 September 2005 – 16 February 2006 | |
| VfD: Demomotus | 5 months | 4 May 2004 – 12 October 2004 | Demomotus |
| Sean Koo | 4 months | 8 November 2005 – March 26, 2006 | |
| John Seigenthaler | 4 months | 26 May 2005 – 22 September 2005 | |
| Edits by Roylee | ~4 months | December 2004 through April 2005 | |
| Edits by Wonderfool | ~3 months | August through November 2005 | |
| Limelight | 3 months | 26 January 2005 – 22 April 2005 | |
| Llanddewi Rhydderch Original article lasting 3 months. |
3 months | 2 July 2007 – 15 Sep 2007 | |
| AfD: Township of Asstree, Alabama | Nearly 3 months | 25 July 2006 – 12 October 2006 | Article about a fictional town called Asstree, Alabama |
| Gurjit Gill | almost 3 months | February 2008 – 28 April 2008 | Came from Articles for Creation |
| AfD: Navarro's Original Taco Filling | 2.5 months | 2 August 2006 – October 2006 | Fictitious food and company |
| AfD: Teothuauci | 2 months | 9 June 2005 – 18 August 2005 | |
| AfD: Senate Document No. 43 | 1.5 months | 15 May 2006 – 30 June 2006 | |
| Jetix Le Shorts | 1.5 months | 10 March 2008 – 28 April 2008 | Created by User:Gargananet |
| Nicktoons: Pacmarangs | 1.5 months | 7 March 2008 – 28 April 2008 | Created by User:Gargananet |
| Nicktoons: Dark Snap | 1 month | 22 March 2008 – 28 April 2008 | Created by User:Gargananet |
| The Puppet and the Hare | 1 month | 21 March 2008 – 28 April 2008 | Created by User:Gargananet |
| AfD: Tokgrum republic | 11 days - | March 3 – 14 2007 | A fake nation created by User: Lilidor.[11] |
| Greenlighting | 4 days | ||
| AfD: Altruismas | 2 days | Fictitious holiday | |
| European toilet paper holder User:Bishonen's famous April Fool's article. |
N/A | N/A | |
| Tuatafa Hori, fictitious princess of Sigave | Recreated several times from April 2 to October 10 | Still listed on an educational website March 08 http://www.learningcalendar.com/this_day_in_history/days_template.cfm?history_id=14589. | |
| Ox of Boll | October 28, 2005 - August 29, 2006 | Complete "boll ox". |
These don't count:
- Adolph Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenberdorf
- 20 May 2005 - 22 January 2006, but technically a hoax in Guinness World Records.
- Apollo moon landing
- The biggest hoax of them all! :)
[edit] Uncategorised
- You can help find hoaxes! Fact-check and source articles on subjects you know about!
- Talk:Loxodonta, host of The Colbert Report encouraged vandalism which added the claim that the population of elephants has tripled in the past 6 months.
- Tiberius Lowang and several other articles, listed here: [12], mirror: [13]. I don't remember the dates, sorry, but it was definitely several months. Akriasas 00:38, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- 21 June 2005 to 16 May 2006 for Tiberius Lowang. Punkmorten 11:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
- DLC Film Industry, a false prediction of what are supposed to be the leading movies on 2020 that lead to the author being blocked indefinitely. Any sysop who can verify when it existed? Alexius08 is welcome to talk about his contributions. 03:45, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
- It lasted for one day, 14 April 2008. Punkmorten (talk) 07:16, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
