Wait, what the... This isn't real right?? Oh, hang on.....

[SnipErlite]

So I stumbled scross this today:


Watched in mounting horror as the kid describes what happened, then near the end realised that it was a massive joke.

Yes I realise now there was a season and episode number near the top, and it was from "The Onion" - but at the time I just watched and assumed it was a news broadcast......


So, Escapists, what hoaxes have you fallen for? Even better what blindingly obvious hoaxes have you fallen for?

Come on, don't be shy!

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Sassafrass]

I have never fallen for hoaxes.
I've been raised to treat everything with suspicion.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

It was a long time before I realized it wasn't swamp gas...

 

[DrunkWithPower]

I can't remember the site but it was a guy talking about how the titanic was a conspiracy. After reading some of it I couldn't believe how stupid someone could be. Then I clicked on a link to a source and it sent me to the creator of "The Alphabet of Manliness." That is when I figured out it was a hoax.

 

[SnipErlite]

None
But then again, I'm not stupid

I have never fallen for hoaxes!

I take pride in never falling for these things.

Like any of you would admit it eh!

I don't usually fall for hoaxes, I'm generally a sceptic.......but it looked so real!

Or, I just caught the idiot ball for a minute there

I'll find it.

Er..... That's an interesting shade of orange there.....

Spoiler

 

[SnipErlite]

-snip-

 

[ellie91]

Ages ago one april fool's day, my ICT teacher showed my class an article about the pasta plants being in trouble and asked us what was wrong with the article. No-one answered that pasta plants aren't real.

 

[LordChhaya]

I once joined the Catholic church...then the booze wore off.

 

[Sonicron]

I can't remember the site but it was a guy talking about how the titanic was a conspiracy. After reading some of it I couldn't believe how stupid someone could be. Then I clicked on a link to a source and it sent me to the creator of "The Alphabet of Manliness." That is when I figured out it was a hoax.

The letter 'N' rules all.

OT: This is the only one I ever fell for, but it's so breathtakingly obvious I still laugh at myself over it.

 

[SnipErlite]

OT: This is the only one I ever fell for, but it's so breathtakingly obvious I still laugh at myself over it.

That is a legendary ad

 

[sky14kemea]

"Gullible isn't in the dictionary."

..Never again ¬_¬

Don't remember any actual hoaxes though :/ my bad.

 

[LordChhaya]

I once joined the Catholic church...then the booze wore off.

Let's please leave my religon our of this please. Some idiot on AQWorlds offered slot of AdventureCoins for my password. Yes I know where this is going;I was stupid to do so,Because as soon as I logged back in to use my new gotten Loot, My beloved Platinum axe of destiny , my rank 9 Priest, my rank 6 (I think?) Mage, my rank 2 Rustbucket,and some of my gold. I'll find you,Neros!

I do apologise, no offence intended.

 

[SnipErlite]

"Gullible isn't in the dictionary."

..Never again ¬_¬

I remember following that up by telling a gullible friend that the reason people say that was 'cause some old versions of the dictionary really didn't have it in there. She believed me ^_^

 

[CraazyIvan]

I saw a documentary once that i thought was a hoax. It featured Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne and apparently its not a hoax, we all just live inside a big computer.