Kategorie:Hoax/Aktion

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Hoaxes are attempts to make people believe unlikely things. Unlike confidence tricks, money is not usually involved, but the trickster may try to play practical jokes, expose gullible people or annoy political or artistic rivals. Hoaxes are not always created, initiated or sourced the same way. Examples:

• Hoax by tradition (z.B. Aprilscherze)
• Hoax by design (such as in war)
• Hoax originating in legitimate non-hoax use (email hoax)
• Hoax by scare tactics (virus hoaxes)
• Urban legend