Liberal hoax
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There have been many liberal hoaxes, and here are some prominent examples:
| Liberal hoax | Duration of hoax |
|---|---|
| Piltdown Man | 40 years |
| Alger Hiss' alleged innocence | 50 years |
| Population explosion | 30 years |
| Evolution | 156 years |
| Global cooling | 15 years |
| Ozone hole hysteria. Ozone gasses are created naturally when air reacts with sunlight. Ozone holes form naturally when a planetary pole is no longer pointing in the direction of the Sun. Some chemicals can impact this, but new Ozone is always being created. | 10 years |
| Matthew Shepard killing. Provided political momentum with no relevant factual basis to homosexual activists to pass national legislation to give extra punishment to criminals who in the course of a crime with a victim happen to oppose homosexuals as a class. |
14 years, 11 months |
| Duke lacrosse team rape prosecution—settlement received by defendants for being subjects of malicious prosecution. |
8 years, 2 months |
| Fidel Castro being alive after ~ 2006 | ~ 9 years |
| Hugo Chavez thriving after surgery in a communist hospital | 84 days |
| Story that an Islamic student was arrested by over-zealous police for being Muslim and bringing a clock he built to school (hoax aided by President Obama) |
4 days |
