Hoaxes
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Scope of this subject
Here are entered works on deliberate attempts to dupe, deceive, or trick persons into believing the reality or truth of evidence or assertions that are not true or real. Works on tricks or deceptions which are performed for entertainment purposes are entered under [Tricks.]
Scope note supplied by the Library of Congress authority record.
Names and connections
Humbugs
- Broader: Deception
- Narrower: Baker, Polly (Literary hoax)
- Narrower: Dare Stone Hoax
- Narrower: Fake news
- Narrower: Great Moon Hoax
- Narrower: Literary forgeries and mystifications
- Narrower: McCartney, Paul--Death hoax
Up to 40 narrower headings are shown. Full Library of Congress authority record
Local answer status
No owner-reviewed answer has been published for this exact subject page. This is a gap in this collection; it does not establish that the answer is unavailable elsewhere.
Numeric address and provenance
Morton address: 14466771767122863652 · morton4x16-v1
Coordinates: (0, 478, 48901, 58368). The address interleaves categorical identifier bits. Nearby addresses are not guaranteed to describe semantically similar subjects.
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