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S1 E5 Papillon

Documentary

TV-MA

44m

Dec 31, 2016

This is one of the great hoax-or-not hoax stories; the best-selling book by Henry Charrierre, which told of his life on the Penal colony island of French Guiana was 'exposed' as a novel, not a biography, by Gerrard de Villiers in 1970.

Season 1, 6 Episodes

Season 1 (6 Episodes)

History's Greatest Hoaxes - Alien Autopsy

How did a film, presented by a dubious producer based in London and purporting to show an autopsy being performed on a dead alien, come to convince large parts of the UFO-hungry public that it was authentic?

History's Greatest Hoaxes - Loch Ness

According to folklore a large sea monster lurks in depth of Loch Ness in Scotland. Over the years, grainy photographs and inconclusive video footage has emerged to keep the legend alive. Is it a clever hoax or the real thing?

History's Greatest Hoaxes - Hitler's Diaries

Hitler's Diaries,

In the 1980's, one of the most extraordinary discoveries of the 20th century was made – the personal diary of none other than Adolf Hitler. It caused a sensation.

History's Greatest Hoaxes - War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds,

Orson Welles's infamous broadcast adaption of the HG Wells story on Halloween 1938 sent America into a tailspin as millions became convinced that Earth really was being invaded by aliens from Mars.

History's Greatest Hoaxes - Papillon

This is one of the great hoax-or-not hoax stories; the best-selling book by Henry Charrierre, which told of his life on the Penal colony island of French Guiana was 'exposed' as a novel, not a biography, by Gerrard de Villiers in 1970.

History's Greatest Hoaxes - Piltdown Man

The endless quest to conclusively connect man with the ape seemed to have come to an end in the year 1912 with the discovery of a skull and jawbone in a quarry near the small village of Piltdown in Sussex.

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History's Greatest Hoaxes

Documentary

TV-MA

1 Season

44m

The world loves a good hoax, and for years, certain men, women and sometimes entire organisations have gone out of their way to trick people into believing things weren't quite the way they seemed. A number of them were very successful.

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