Maggie Murphy hoax
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Maggie Murphy hoax
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The Maggie Murphy hoax was a hoax perpetrated in 1895 by W. L. Thorndyke. He created an image that depicted farmer Joseph B. Swan holding what appeared to be a giant potato. The photo rapidly spread around the United States, and appeared in a panel of Ripley's Believe It or Not!.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Murphy_hoax
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2021-10-12T18:29:08Z
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