شایعه اینترنتی

upright=1.3|thumb|The Dreadnought hoax|Dreadnought hoaxers in Abyssinian [[regalia; the bearded figure on the far left is the writer Virginia Woolf.]] A hoax (: hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious or humorous intent of causing shock and interest in as many people as possible.