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The Greatest Hoaxes of All Time

The Truth Is Out There. Really. Out There.

The Truth Is Out There. Really. Out There.

In 1995, London film producer Ray Santilli claims to have footage of an alien corpse taken from the 1947 Roswell incident. Though Santilli continues to insist to this day that portions are real, the film is widely considered a hoax, and the entire misadventure becomes the subject of a 2006 comedy by British TV personalities Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (pictured).

In this photo: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly

Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Apr 03, 2006
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