EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 37 MIN
Historic Hoaxes
from The DORK Side
*"Welcome back to The Dork Side—the show that digs into the galaxy of gullibility, the circus of conspiracy, and the museum of ‘Wait… people actually believed that?!’ Today, we’re talking about hoaxes so wild, so ridiculous, that they had folks running for their tinfoil hats like it was the last sale at Costco.From ‘War of the Worlds’ sending people screaming into the streets to that one time everyone Did a fake news story once make you side-eye your grandma’s Facebook posts? Did you ever get duped by a celebrity death hoax (RIP Betty White… again)? Or maybe you’ve heard the totally legit theory that Trump is the spawn of Hitler—which, if true, would make so much sense for 2016 Twitter. And let’s not forget the ultimate long-con: ‘Climate change See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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*"Welcome back to The Dork Side—the show that digs into the galaxy of gullibility, the circus of conspiracy, and the museum of ‘Wait… people actually believed that?!’ Today, we’re talking about hoaxes so wild, so ridiculous, that they had folks running for their tinfoil hats like it was the last sale at Costco.From ‘War of the Worlds’ sending people screaming into the streets to that one time everyone Did a fake news story once make you side-eye your grandma’s Facebook posts? Did you ever get duped by a celebrity death hoax (RIP Betty White… again)? Or maybe you’ve heard the totally legit theory that Trump is the spawn of Hitler—which, if true, would make so much sense for 2016 Twitter. And let’s not forget the ultimate long-con: ‘Climate change See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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