Tell Me a Hoax

Cardiff Giant


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Did the discovery of the petrified remains of a buried giant in upstate New York in the 1860s prove the existence of actual giants? Nope, it was a hoax. Find out how George Hull pulled off one of the best hoaxes of all time with the Cardiff Giant, a hoax that gets even better when the king of hucksters P.T. Barnum gets involved. 

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Tell Me a HoaxBy Craig Renfroe & Sarah Creech