Category
page 1False documents
Codex Seraphinianus
illustrated encyclopedia of an imaginary world
Dictionary of the Khazars
novel by Milorad Pavić
fictitious entry
deliberately incorrect entry in a reference work
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
short story by Jorge Luis Borges
literary forgery
literary work which is either deliberately misattributed to a historical or invented author
Thiotimoline
Thiotimoline is a fictitious chemical compound conceived by American biochemist and science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It was first described in a spoof scientific paper titled "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" in 1948. The major peculiarity of the chemical is its "endochronicity": it starts dissolving before it makes contact with water.
Villejuif leaflet
1970s misinformation about food additives
found manuscript
narrative trope
Document 12-571-3570
fictional NASA document