Confidently Incorrect: A Tour of Internet Hoaxes

Why did the world believe birds were government drones? Why did journalists once report on a “crusade” to put pants on cows? And why does professional-looking nonsense feel so… right?

Join us for a tour of the internet’s most successful hoaxes and satirical pranks. We’ll explore how design, tone, and a little bit of audacity can bypass our brains’ logic filters. From analog pranks to AI-generated illusions, we’ll analyze why we fall for fake news and how to reclaim your skepticism in an era of high-fidelity falsehoods.

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