hoaxes

No, A16Z Didn’t Buy Y Combinator For $266 Billion

No, Andreessen Horowitz isn't <a target="_blank" href="http://shrturl.co/BA9vk">buying Y Combinator for $266 billion</a>. In fact the post, which looks an awful lot like a real TechCrunch post, is act

Craigslist hoax turns out to be pretty craptastic

Not cool, man. Not cool. Two fake ads surfaced on Craigslist.com saying that Jacksonville, Oregon resident Robert Salisbury “was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a

One year ago today: The Mooninite hoax that shocked the nation

Let us not forget that it was exactly one year ago today that a couple of innocent marketing pranksters in Boston were confused with dangerous terrorists due to the DIY LED sign you see above. They pl