Lying About The Past
A professor uses online hoaxes to teach about hoaxes, history, historical method and trust.
A professor uses online hoaxes to teach about hoaxes, history, historical method and trust.
Gene Demby searches for signs of Martin Luther Kings’ inner life in Dr. King’s Ebony advice column.
“Silent Shadow of the Bat-man” is a 1920s Batman story created from clips from silent film.
In time for Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, “An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe” starring Vincent Price!
“The Bicholim Conflict is a figment of a creative Wikipedian’s imagination. It’s a huge, laborious, 4,500 word hoax. And it fooled Wikipedia editors for more than 5 years.” The Daily Dot has more.
The CG editors list their favorite pieces of 2012 here at The Cultural Gutter.