Archive for the “Hoaxes”
Posted by: Karl Shuker on September 13th, 2015
I’m delighted to announce that my latest book, A Manifestation of Monsters: Examining the (Un)Usual Subjects, is now in print, published by Anomalist Books. It contains a superb foreword by my good friend and fellow cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard, and its front cover is sumptuously illustrated with a truly spectacular cryptozoological painting by hugely-talented artist Michael J. Smith that directly inspired me to write this book.
Read: A Manifestation of Monsters is Here! »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on July 2nd, 2015
Cliff fills us in on the photo evidence presented on the episode Bobo’s Backyard and the fact that it is a hoax.
Read: Finding Bigfoot Exposes a Hoax »
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Posted by: Karl Shuker on June 3rd, 2015
The term ‘reptoid’ is most closely associated with the reptilian category of extraterrestrial aliens, but it also has a much wider yet less familiar usage, having been applied to a number of extraordinary humanoid reptilian entities reported from modern-day North America and elsewhere. (c) Dr Karl Shuker – Dr Karl Shuker with figurine of the […]
Read: Coming to a Swamp Near You… Lizard Men, Frog Men, and Reptoids – Oh My! »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 12th, 2015
Thomas Steenburg opines on Survivorman Bigfoot, Les Stroud and Todd Standing.
Read: The Sasquatch Files: Survivorman Bigfoot and Todd Standing »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 8th, 2015
Cryptomundo received the following image by email two days ago.
Read: Strange Catch: A Real Fur-bearing Trout? »
Categorized as: Cryptoart, Cryptozoology, Hoaxes, Replica Cryptia, Weird Animal News | 4 Comments »
Posted by: Shannon LeGro on April 20th, 2015
This week Mark and Seth read, and then discuss a letter from a listener. The talk about the psychology of hoaxers and what it is that spurs people on to fool people into various types of schemes.
Read: SasWhat: The Mysterious Case of the Bigfoot Hoaxer »
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Posted by: Karl Shuker on April 20th, 2015
Curiouser and curiouser, as Alice would have said if this had happened in Wonderland! Just when it seemed that the much-tangled tale of the ‘dead bigfoot photo’ was finally disentangled, another knot of controversy has duly presented itself.
Read: ‘Dead Bigfoot Photo’ Update – Hoaxed From a Hoax? »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on April 14th, 2015
The origin of the Dead Bigfoot Photo is exposed!
Read: More: A Cryptomundo Conspiracy? »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on April 13th, 2015
Controversy erupts over the Dead Bigfoot photo that Karl Shuker has resurrected from the Cryptomundo archives.
Read: A Cryptomundo Conspiracy? »
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Posted by: Karl Shuker on April 12th, 2015
Having now exposed as a photo-manipulated fake the (in)famous ‘dead bigfoot photo’, as well as purchasing on ebay’s USA site an example of the original vintage picture postcard of a dead bear that was used to create it, I thought that Cryptomundo viewers would be interested in seeing a ‘Before’ and ‘After’ comparison. So here it is…
Read: Bearly a Bigfoot – Sourcing the ‘Dead Bigfoot Photo’ »
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Posted by: Karl Shuker on April 11th, 2015
On November 21 2006, Craig Woolheater posted on Cryptomundo the following very intriguing photo, which has since become popularly referred to as ‘the dead bigfoot photo’, together with a request for any information available concerning it…
Read: Exposing the ‘Dead Bigfoot Photo’ – The Bear Facts! »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on April 3rd, 2015
Happy April Fool’s Day! What an opportune time to discuss some of the more prominent hoaxes and alleged hoaxes in the field of Bigfoot. Join us as we discuss some of the more memorable and infamous examples of this convoluted and mysterious phenomenon that we know as hoaxing.
Read: Cryptologic Radio Archive: April Fools & Hoaxes »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on April 2nd, 2015
Did any of the Cryptomundians see any cryptid pranks in the media yesterday?
I only saw two, one of which was fairly high profile.
Read: Any April Fools’ Day Cryptid Pranks? »
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Posted by: Craig Woolheater on March 17th, 2015
On Sunday, March 15th, Cryptomundian Leticia Blause left the following comment:
See the truth about this dodo that appeared in Costa Rica in this new video
Read: The Truth: Living Dodo Captured on Video? »
Categorized as: Bigfoot Report, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Extinct, Hoaxes, Social Media, Videos, Viral Videos | 5 Comments »
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on February 18th, 2015
The hoaxer of the Brooklyn Bigfoot footage has come forward.
“I’m not really interested in pissing off the Bigfoot community,” he said. “My end goal is to get a wide variety of people’s opinions. I’m interested in the reaction to mystery.”
Read: Brooklyn Bigfoot Hoax »
Categorized as: Bigfoot, Bigfoot Report, Cryptozoology, Evidence, Hoaxes, Pop Culture, Sasquatch, Videos | 2 Comments »
