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Hoaxes, Tricks, and Fakers Social Sciences Research

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Prepare for answering this discussion question by first watchibg the “An Honest Liar Official Trailer 1 (2015) – Documentary HD ” (Link: WATCH VIDEO (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) about a man who devoted his life to exposing hoaxes and fakers For more information (and entertainment), you are welcome to watch clips from the film about how he did it.
(1) Think about how many hoaxes and fakes are available to us today, including on the internet, and choose a specific example of interest to you. If you are having a tough time thinking of one, you can check out many examples on websites such as http://hoaxes(dot)org/. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
(2) Compose a discussion post that shares an example of an interesting hoax of faker. Include a link or bibliographical information for the source. Make sure to discuss some or all of the following issues within your post: What was the nature of the trick? How many people seemed to ‘fall for it’? What mistakes in reasoning did they commit (if any)? Was the hoax or fake ever debunked (and how)? Do you think that you would have fallen for it if you had been there (why or why not)? What kinds of tricks are we exposed to in our everyday lives and how can we learn not to fall for them?

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Hoaxes, Tricks, and Fakers
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In this age of the internet and social media, there has been a rise of hoaxes and fakes that can be shared quickly across the globe. An interesting one is the ‘gay-only village’ hoax that was staged in the Netherlands in 2014 (The Guardian, 2014). What makes the hoax interesting is the fact that it was endorsed by a city’s mayor, meaning that anyone could have fallen for it. The hoax was engineered by Pink Monday Foundation, an organization that plans gay festivals in the country.
With the support of a real-estate company and a city’s mayor, Pink Monday Foundation announced that it intended to set up a ‘gay-only’ village. The story was even picked up by the country’s national newspaper, NRC and state broadcaster, NOS. The media houses had reported the plan to develop a community for lesbian, transgender, gay, and bisexual residents outside the city of Tilburg (The Guardian, 2014). With a polished website as well as promotional videos, the hoax was easily picked up by local and international media houses and even some gay rights groups. The news about a ‘gay-only’ elicited protests as many were opposed to the idea of setting up an area to protect homosexuals. Therefore, the support of a property developer and a city mayor coupled with the publishing of the story in media outlets meant that almost everyone that read or watched the story fell for it. The fierce reaction that the hoax received shows that the orchestrators did not make any mistake in organizing it.
It was not until the organization announced that it was a hoax i...
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