In an exclusive interview with CNN affiliate WSB , the two hoaxers -- car salesman Rick Dyer and now-fired police officer Matt Whitton -- said the whole situation began as a joke and then got out of hand . Two men surface to say Bigfoot hoax was just a joke . Men say their idea of `` having fun '' turned into something bigger than expected . " The two men are not the only ones who have claimed that they were hoaxed.
Two men surface to say Bigfoot hoax was just a joke . Men say their idea of `` having fun '' turned into something bigger than expected . " The two men are not the only ones who have claimed that they were hoaxed.