Word: hoaxing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Thayer picked 729, which was within two numbers of the correct figure, 731, written on the back of ducat to the dance. Most of the yardlings were suspicious of a hoax of one sort or another, and only about 300 of them took a chance...
Several months ago the Montignac cavern was discovered by five striplings whose archeological adventuring had been encouraged by a retired schoolmaster named Laval. Its entrance was a vertical shaft which had long ago been filled so that cattle would not fall in. Townsfolk, as usual, were skeptical and hoax-wary over the boys' reports...
Hundreds of trembling Freshmen trouped to Sophomore Dean Sargent Kennedy's office in University 4 Saturday afternoon in response to a hoax post card sent out by person or persons unknown. The card, sent to over 1000 Yardlings threatened that "failure to observe this notice will not be excused," and was signed by Dean Kennedy, as "Dean of Freshmen...
Surely we have been taken in by a hoax. a clever satire. It is unthinkable that Mr. Davis meant his poll-tax letter as a serious argument, rather than as a device to pull the legs of the southern arrogancy clique. We are all of us aware of the ignorance of the poverty-stricken, but it differs very little from the ignorance of the vast majority of those who are able to pay the tax. How can this letter have been more than a wicked, heartless gibe at the poll-taxers. Hucy Long, who Mr. Davis says, is the arch...
...Martin reported to the Governor and Chief of State Police as follows: "After having made a thorough investigation of the alleged kidnapping . . . and after having taken long statements from 3 7 witnesses and going over the grounds . . . it is our firm belief that this . . . case is . . . a fraud and hoax perpetrated upon the Governor, the officials and the people of the State of New Mexico...