hoaxes

Researchers discover that conspiracy theorists are no more or less likely to find patterns in random noise, suggesting there's more to the phenomenon than just a need for order and control.

• By Nathan Collins

New research finds even a brief exposure to a film that portrays climate change as a hoax impacts people's attitudes and intentions.

• By Tom Jacobs

Perpetrators tell of wanting money, wanting to get lost, and wanting to be found.

• By Lauren Kirchner

How a perfectly sane, intelligent person can fall in love with a nonexistent one.

• By Gregory Crosby