49 Hoaxes People Actually Believed - mental_floss on YouTube ()

Hoaxes, hoaxes, and more hoaxes that people actually believed. Weird hoaxes, unbelievable hoaxes, and strange hoaxes that you won’t believe anyone bought. The List Show is a weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at some of history’s greatest hoaxes including “Balloon Boy“ (the boy, by the way is now in a metal band), “Lonelygirl15“ and “War of the Worlds“ (you didn’t think we could do an episode on hoaxes and NOT include