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hoax
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Coal Seam Greed – Coal Seam Gas Hoax
Read more: Coal Seam Greed – Coal Seam Gas HoaxCoal Seam Greed was going to be a simple satire showing Katso and Nowhereman posing as a mining company called Reed Gas and erecting notices stating their intent to explore for unconventional gas or CSG in inner-city Brisbane. The idea…
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Sculptures of Rebellion
Read more: Sculptures of RebellionDavid Černý has been called “l’enfant terrible” of Czech art. Since 1991, Černý continues to produce some of Czech Republic’s most famous political sculptures. His grand sculptures are almost always mocking the system through humor. Many of his well-known pieces…
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ANZ is Out of Order Campaign – Grassroots action against ANZ Bank in Australia
Read more: ANZ is Out of Order Campaign – Grassroots action against ANZ Bank in AustraliaOn the 6th February 2013, 40 activists across 6 states plastered 110 ANZ ATMs with ‘Out of Order’ notices, sharing them on social media the following day. The objective was to use a hoax style action to exploit mainstream media…
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Brooklyn Bridge Lottery
Read more: Brooklyn Bridge LotteryOn March 24, 1992, a fake inter-office memorandum from the then Mayor of the City of New York, David Dinkins, was leaked to the press. A handwritten Post-it note was attached which read “Thought you might be interested in seeing…
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Cathouse for Dogs
Read more: Cathouse for Dogs“Cat House for Dogs,” said an ad in the Village Voice, “featuring a savory selection of hot bitches…” Along with this ad, a press release was sent to the media saying that if your dog graduated from obedience school, if…