Campus", written by Sabrina Erdely and published by Rolling Stone magazine, reported an alleged gangrape of a female college student by college men in graphic detail, but was later found to have been entirely fabricated by the "victim" and the journalist. San Serriffe, a fictional island nation made the subject of an extensive report created for April Fools' Day 1977 by Britain's Guardian newspaper. See also Beale ciphers (alleged location of hidden treasure) Confidence trick Fool's errand, a type of practical joke where a newcomer to a group, typically in a workplace context, is given an impossible or nonsensical task by older or more experienced members of the group. List of common misconceptions List of fictitious people (people it was claimed really existed – unlike fictional characters). List of hoax commemorative plaques List of religious hoaxes List of scholarly publishing hoaxes Literary forgery Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine (alleged location of hidden treasure) Oak Island (alleged location of hidden treasure) References Further reading Boese, Alex, Hippo Eats Dwarf: A Field Guide to Hoaxes and other B.S., Harvest Books 2006, . Curtis Peebles (1994). Watch the Skies: A Chronicle of the Flying Saucer Myth, Smithsonian Institution, . External links Museum of hoaxes – A collection of hoaxes Snopes – A database about urban legends List Hoaxes Hoax