Hoaxes

The internet is a spectacular place for hoaxes to start and spread. This also makes it a good place to look up interesting hoaxes that have developed over the years.

The Proctor & Gamble Satanic Church Association
This hoax takes the form of a press release that has been forwarded by concerned christians all across the country.
"The President of Procter & Gamble appeared on the Sally Jesse Raphael Show on March 1, 1998. He announced that "due to the openness of our society," he was coming out of the closet about his association with the Church of Satan. He stated that a large portion of his profits from Procter & Gamble products goes to support this satanic church. When asked by Sally Jesse if stating this on TV would hurt his business, he replied, " THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CHRISTIANS IN THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE"."

If you were a devout christian (perhaps you are?), would this rumor make you think twice about choosing a Proctor & Gamble product over a close substitute? You might. (read more)

Man-Eating Snake
These pictures show a snake that has clearly just had a large meal. The site claims that the snake has just eaten a person, saying, "this should be a warning to people who want to keep large snakes." The truth is that the snake had eaten some sort of wild pig, and the last picture showing a person is completely staged. I don't know if it was staged with a dead guy (very morbid), or with a living person (disgusting). It is easy to see that the snake in this picture is colored differently, and that a snake with a full-sized person inside wouldn't look like the snake in the first two pictures.