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Man Admits to Bigfoot Hoax

Posted by timothy on from the disappointing dept.

JCMay writes "You know that film we've all seen on TV where a large, hairy creature is walking through the woods, looks back over his right shoulder at the camera, and continues walking on? WorldNetDaily is reporting that a man has admitted to a 1967 bigfoot hoax where he was filmed walking through the woods wearing a gorilla suit."

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  1. the funny part by termos · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, now the funny part of this is that it's under the science section ;)

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  2. Re:Already known by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Absolutely. Another example, probably closer in circumstances to the Bigfoot hoax, is the Loch Ness Monster. Again, the person who took the photograph admitted it and showed how it was made, but belief in the monster is still high enough to attract thousands of people per year to the lake with cameras, video cameras, SCUBA gear, boats and God knows what else.

  3. They got to him first! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They got to him and made him tell everyone it was a hoax! Who? The government, probably. Likely, when its useful purpose (to distract Americans from bigger, scarier happenings) was served, they decided it was time to say it was a "hoax."