This section features deliberate and outright hoaxes that were created to deceive more than just the UFO community. Unlike disinformation artists, whose outrageous and ludicrous claims often speak for themselves, pranksters tend to create hoaxes that can sometimes appear to be quite convincing. Some UFO scam artists actually stick by their claims and appear undaunted by overwhelming counterevidence. Some elaborate hoaxes have duped many serious ufologists, lessening credibility to the UFO community and those with legitimate claims. We hope you find the material in this section to be enlightening.