These hoaxes fooled a lot of people! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most dastardly lies and deliberate distortions that fooled people throughout history. Our countdown of infamous hoaxes in history includes Napoleon Is Dead, The Great Moon Hoax, The Cardiff Giant, Roswell Autopsy Footage, Hitler's Diaries, and more! Have you fallen for anything that was later proven to be a hoax? Let us know in the comments!

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