Hoax+Threats

Introduction
A hoax threat is typically sent via email and deliberately sets out to create concern or fear to the reader. Often hoax viruses are chain mail and advise the recipient to forward the message to everyone in their address book.

The website [|Hoax Slayer] has a complete list of email hoaxes.

Task
Use a source of hoax threats (e.g. [|Hoax Slayer]) to investigate different hoax. In your own words, describe give an example of 5 different hoax threats.

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Task
Which of these websites do you think is real and which is a hoax? Can you say why? [|British Stick Insect Foundation] [|How Many People Are in Space Right Now?] [|Pencil Grinder] [|The Jackalope Conspiracy] [|The Republic of Molossia]

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