Case 01
The Piltdown Men
They Filed the Teeth. They Stained the Bones. It Took 41 Years for Science to Look.
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Volume 1
Hoaxes
History's greatest deceptions, exposed
History's most famous frauds through the Evidence Engine. From forged diaries that fooled international media to scientific hoaxes that deceived experts for decades — each case reveals how deception works and how rigorous evidence analysis exposes it.
Cases in this volume
Case 02
The Giant
He Buried a 10-Foot Stone Man in a Farmer's Field. Thousands Paid to Believe It.
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Case 03
The Diaries
60 Volumes. $6 Million. Hitler's Handwriting. Not One Word Was Real.
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Case 04
Cottingley
They Cut the Fairies Out of a Picture Book. The Creator of Sherlock Holmes Called It Proof.
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Case 06
The Forger
He Painted a Vermeer So Perfect the Nazis Paid a Fortune. Then He Had to Prove It Was Fake to Save His Life.
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Case 07
Constantine's Lie
One Forged Document Gave the Pope Half an Empire. It Took 600 Years for Anyone to Check.
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