Hoax Slayer

Hoax Slayer
Type of site
Debunking resource, reference pages
Available inEnglish
OwnerBrett Christensen
Revenue$50,000/year (advertising)[1]
URLwww.hoax-slayer.net
LaunchedAugust 2003
Current statusOffline, shut down by owner

Hoax Slayer (stylized as Hoax-Slayer) was a fact-checking website[2][3] established in 2003 by Brett Christensen, dedicated to critically analyzing the veracity of urban legends. While it was best known for debunking false stories and internet scams, it also hosted a page listing strange but true stories.[4][5]

  1. ^ Elliott, Tim (26 November 2009). "Aussie hoax slayer smashes web scams". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ^ Vosoughi, Soroush; Roy, Deb; Aral, Sinan (9 March 2018). "The spread of true and false news online". Science. 359 (6380). Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1146–1151. Bibcode:2018Sci...359.1146V. doi:10.1126/science.aap9559.
  3. ^ Smith, Andrew (9 January 2015). Daley, Beth (ed.). "The persistent internet hoax endures, now on Facebook". The Conversation. The Open University. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ Wenzel, Murray (11 December 2009). "Brett Christensen a 'Hoax Slayer'". NewsMail. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Travel brands hijacked to dupe customers". Travel Weekly. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2020.