| Whether malicious or good willed, what all hoaxes seem to have in common is an element of gaining power over somebody. |
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| They organised elaborate hoaxes like the bestowing of imaginary honours, which he appears to have accepted with due solemnity. |
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| It features stories on such topics as anomalous astronomical phenomena, anomalies in the physical sciences, scientific hoaxes and cryptozoology. |
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| The mysterious and loosely knit movement has since spiralled and the group has played a series of hoaxes and pranks on the Italian media. |
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| Agent Bald, let's talk about the phone calls that the suspects say they made that were treated as hoaxes or jokes and nobody paid attention. |
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| Many companies are plagued by urban legends, scams, and hoaxes delivered by e-mail. |
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| Malev has been the victim of a recent spate of bomb hoaxes and police are investigating. |
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| If anything, he's surprised that so far we've had so little bioterrorism, even in the form of hoaxes. |
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| I wonder how many hoaxes and scams are happening in that part of the world as we speak? |
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| It's not beyond people to conduct elaborate online hoaxes for any number of reasons that all really boil down to a means of getting attention. |
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| Traditionally, they were thought to be hoaxes written by mischief-makers or mentally unstable members of the public. |
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| Whereas creatures such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster may or may not be hoaxes, the Cardiff Giant certainly was a hoax. |
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| Apart from the links, there is sound advice on using the net for genealogy, including tips about how to spot scams and hoaxes. |
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| There were histories of strange animals, most of which had since been identified and in a few cases turned out to be outright hoaxes or jokes. |
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| The Skeptic's Dictionary is a compendium of detailed information about oft-repeated hoaxes, legends and quackery. |
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| Around 10 per cent of the fire station's incidents are hoaxes and fire chiefs say they have been making an effort to reduce this number. |
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| He was a virtuoso fabulist, whose literary hoaxes and counterfeits verged on pastiche. |
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| This new situation may counsel a penalty of even higher than five years for the most serious of the anthrax hoaxes. |
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| To keep informed about the most prevalent hoaxes, you can add a free Sophos information feed to your own website or intranet. |
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| Well, the translator of this 1672 edition disagrees with most other fumblers who have attempted to bring meaning to this series of hoaxes. |
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| Since both works were hoaxes and fakes, we were told that neither work was literature. |
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| Section 21 of the Act prohibits hoaxes involving noxious substances, noxious thing, lethal device or weapons of mass destruction. |
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| Our fascination with ostensibly harmless hoaxes stems, perhaps, from admiration for the ingenuity of the pranksters, combined with schadenfreude towards the duped. |
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| Hinton, himself, was one who enjoyed playing hoaxes and jokes on others. |
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| From creeps and trolls to hoaxes and hackers, these are the things that made us want to say sayonara to the Interwebs this year. |
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| For centuries, vague or precise observations, fanciful or reliable testimonies, and countless hoaxes about the sea serpent have been piling up. |
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| The best a book like this can do is to bring readers a general survey of hoaxes, their nature and perpetrators, and offer some tips on how to avoid being hoaxed. |
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| Extends the law on bomb hoaxes to other types of hoaxes that cause distress and disruption including faux anthrax attacks. |
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| A minority of cases, such as the infamous Amityville Horror, are based upon deliberate hoaxes, but most claims are undoubtedly sincere. |
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| There have been thousands of false alarms and hoaxes following the genuine attacks, adding to the confusion and the burden on emergency services. |
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| In this context, Europe also faced the challenge of numerous anthrax-related hoaxes. |
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| Against this backdrop, the risks that go in hand with rumours, hoaxes, and libel are multiplied. |
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| If that is not one of the biggest hoaxes and biggest non-environmental ways to deal with the problem I do not know what is. |
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| At this time there are no provisions that deal specifically with terrorist hoaxes. |
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| Of all the cruel hoaxes perpetuated by the government, the Minister of Agriculture's hoax is the worst. |
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| Jokes and hoaxes, or mixtures or articles intended to be used as such, not complying with paragraph 1 shall not be placed on the market. |
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| Can you give me some examples of hoaxes that the amendments to the bill would prevent? |
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| We are seeking two additional clauses for Bill C-6, which include provisions for hoaxes and a provision for a ministerial advisory council. |
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| The bill will deter hoaxes that endanger the public or heighten public anxiety. |
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| The history of journalism is filled with hoaxes, sensationalism, and widespread misconceptions. |
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| What do tricks, hoaxes, and games have to do with your work? |
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| He spoke on pranks, frauds, and hoaxes from around the world. |
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| While the Serbs dumbfounded their own audience with classical hoaxes about the alleged shooting of dozens of NATO aeroplanes, the NATO propaganda topped the real crimes of the Serbs with false news they made up. |
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| One of the best astronomy hoaxes was not even intended to be one. |
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| Statistics on the overall incidence of nuclear smuggling vary according to the source, with some counting confirmed hoaxes or cases involving materials not generally considered harmful. |
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| These are generally considered to be hoaxes or misinterpretations of Native American petroglyphs. |
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| One point he made was that we did not give any details on the hoaxes. |
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| Unfortunately, the weird creativity that concocts hoaxes will probably remain with us for the foreseeable future, so we might as well continue to enjoy it. |
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| Things like hoaxes, jokes, yarns, obscenities, and non sequiturs. |
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| Shall not be used, in jokes and hoaxes or in mixtures or articles intended to be used as such, for instance as a constituent of sneezing powder and stink bombs. |
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| After the events of September 11, 2001, provincial officials asked that provisions be added to the Criminal Code to solve the serious problem of terrorist hoaxes. |
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| They do not deal specifically with hoaxes regarding terrorist activity. |
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| In layperson's language, what do you want to have changed in terms of protection against hoaxes and what are some examples of the kinds of hoaxes that create problems? |
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| Since the discovery of the first case, there have been thousands of hoaxes and false alarms, causing huge disruption and placing a considerable extra burden on the emergency services. |
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| Andreas Schroeder is a well-known writer and broadcaster who hosted a radio show for over 12 years about ingenious frauds, swindles and hoaxes committed all around the world. |
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| Not to mention all the clips of hoaxes and practical jokes, politicians' goof-ups, and such historical footage as Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon. |
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| When Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola first encountered the Magdalenian paintings of the Altamira cave, Cantabria, Spain in 1879, the academics of the time considered them hoaxes. |
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| Hoaxes often ask you to avoid reading or downloading emails that have a particular subject line. |
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| But if you're planning an April Fools' Day gag, be sure to browse through the galleries of the Museum of Hoaxes, a Hall of Fame for history's greatest pranks. |
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