The Internet Hoaxes That Had Us All Clicking For More

[Swilly]

[URL="http://www.npr.org/2013/12/28/257903674/the-internet-hoaxes-that-had-us-all-clicking-for-more"]NPR Story[/URL]

[quote=NPR]From fake tweets to feigned poverty, the Internet was ablaze with hoaxes in 2013. Tess Lynch reported on the "rise of the hoax economy" for Grantland, calling out the biggest dupes of the year.

Lying isn't new, but the nature of the lies is changing, Lynch writes: "Our focus has shifted from the amusing to the emotional."

The emotional stories draw many in, including the media.

"I think what it says is that we still haven't figured out how to navigate consuming news online," she tells NPR's Arun Rath. "Sometimes it's harmless and fun, but then other times — especially when crowd-funding comes into play — it gets a little icky."[/quote]

[smurfy]

Looks real enough

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/1x__.jpg[/img]

[kaine123]

Thought this was going to talk about the Fallout 4 hoax. That was probably the biggest one I can think of.

[Minilandstan]

No "Bald for Beiber"? That was totally better than half cat.

[Mr. Khorn]

[QUOTE=smurfy;43339660]Looks real enough

[img]http://imgkk.com/i/1x__.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]

Has science gone too far?
Is this image for real? 80% guessed wrong!

[Not DuCT]

[QUOTE=minilandstan;43340411]No "Bald for Beiber"? That was totally better than half cat.[/QUOTE]

I enjoyed Cut for Bieber (or whatever that one was called) more. A little sadistic, but absolutely hilarious.

[Ray-The-Sun]

[QUOTE=kaine123;43339911]Thought this was going to talk about the Fallout 4 hoax. That was probably the biggest one I can think of.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, anyone who was still believing it right up to the end is kind of gullible given how much evidence there was that it was fake.

[EcksDee]

[QUOTE=kaine123;43339911]Thought this was going to talk about the Fallout 4 hoax. That was probably the biggest one I can think of.[/QUOTE]

Truth be told it was big on gaming and Fallout communities. Not really the general population.