The best hoaxes of the century

There are spectacular tricks that make public opinion go from one surprise to another, however, it is not always that these deceptions overtake public opinion .

Hitler's baby photo

In 1933, a baby photo with a frank face was widely published in the face of the US and UK newspapers with the name ' Hitler baby photo'. The frowning face of the baby looked very . stupid and Hitler was very angry and thought he was offended by the press.

German officers sent a real photo of Hitler's childhood as an angry response. In this photo, 'baby' Hitler has a nice and lovely appearance like other babies. After that, the German government asked to search for the person who released the photo. Newspapers said the photo came from Australia but they could not find the person who posted the photo. The boy in the fake photo is actually an American so the likelihood of the origin of the photo is actually in America. The photo has also been edited so that the baby's face looks angry 'right' Hitler.

Sister Maria's cheating story

In January 1836, a nun named Maria Monk published a book called "Maria Monk's Terrifying Revelations " about the time she was imprisoned in Dieu monastery in Montreal, Canada.

The book describes a series of bizarre, gruesome events including sacrifices to the dead, abuse of labor, murder of children and especially a leather cap called "the cap" that can cause Painful to the team mysteriously.

When Maria discovered she was pregnant, she escaped from the monastery for fear of dying from overwork. She wrote a book to recount the events of her life. However, the whole thing was a hoax, caused by Monk and some other men to smear Christianity at the time. The truth was discovered by Colonel William Leete Stone, an editor of New York City. He went to Dieu monastery and discovered that Maria Monk's story was completely fabricated. Losing honor, Maria spent the rest of her life in poverty, insanity and death in prison in 1849.

Machine for making gold from seawater

In 1897, Prescott Ford Jernegan, along with his partner Charles Fisher, went to Lubec, Maine and informed the public that he had an amazing invention. He claimed that I own a machine that can separate gold from saltwater anywhere near the sea like Lubec.

Some investors have invested thousands of US dollars in these two "scientists" to set up a company of Sea Salt Electrolysis. The boxes were placed in the water and Fisher would dive into the water and put a small amount of gold in the box to deceive investors that they were "working". Jernegan and Fisher fled on July 29, 1897, and no one heard of Fisher ever since. Jernegan finally revealed his identity and returned part of the money he had taken in the past, and he was also fortunate not to be prosecuted.

Redheffer permanent motion machine

In 1812, a man named Charles Redheffer came to Philadelphia and claimed to have invented a permanent motion machine. Today, we know it is impossible to create a permanent motion machine because it will violate the laws of thermodynamics. However, in 1812, science did not realize this. Everyone rushed to see Redheffer's "miracle" machine. Redheffer even bet that no one could decipher his mysterious machine. Government officials did not discover the truth either, until a man made a copy of Redheffer's machine and tricked him into thinking that his machine was fake.

He was forced to relocate to New York and once again deceived the people here until Robert Fulton, a famous American engineer and inventor, uncovered the truth, "moving forever. Redheffer " is actually a pulley system controlled by an old man in a locked room upstairs.

Psalmanazar trick

In 1702, a man named George Psalmanazar, who lived by making stories to deceive others, met a Scottish priest and told him a bizarre story about Formosa's land (now Taiwan).

Psalmanazer considers himself a citizen in Formosa and embellishes many bizarre stories that intoxicate priests. The two decided to go to London together to recount the horrifying events in Formosa, such as polygamy, cannibalism and even killing children. Psalmanazar also claims to live in the underground aristocracy so it has light skin.

In 1704, he published a book about these events and the book sold very well. However, it was later discovered that Psalmanazar lied and did not buy his books anymore. Psalmanazar then not only was not fined but also became a prestigious . theologian.