The ‘wrong’ photo of a monkey released by Iran has caused the entire country heavy embarrassment. Was it just a bad goof-up or is the whole launch story floated by Iran a big hoax?

A new hoax message about Vanilla Ice being killed in a car crash is spreading across social media sites Facebook and Twitter.

The ‘magic’ date 11.11.11 is on us and there are enough people to associate great events with it. Here’s our contention: There will be no shift in consciousness or anything close to whatever that might mean. It’ll be a perfectly normal day.

Doomsday prophet Harold Camping is at it again! However, this time, people are calling his bluff for the ridiculous rubbish it truly is.

The comet Elenin, believed by some to be Planet X or Nibiru, will fly by Earth on Sunday. And no, there is no possibility of the end-of-the-world.

A fake email that was sent earlier in the year 1999 is still being circulated, and that is quite surprising to know. This fake email that I received today indicated that Microsoft in collaboration with AOL is making an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used web browser. For this, Bill Gates is rewarding cash prize for every user who forwards the email to their friends.

Here, we showcase a selected list of the top ten hoaxes or frauds in science. They are ingenious, elaborate and well documented. Here are the top five in that list. You might want to catch Part 1.

Here, we showcase a selected list of the top ten hoaxes or frauds in science. They are ingenious, elaborate and well documented. Here are five in that list. Hang on for Part 2.