A satellite photo of North America on the night of Thursday August 14TH 2003 – the night of the largest blackout in North American history that affected an estimated 50 million people and caused an estimated 6 billion dollars in financial losses:

IT’S NOT REAL !
Can you identify at least 5 things that are obviously wrong with the photo above ?
Try to figure it all out, and then read more about it.
3 replies on “Thursday Night Internet Hoax Hall-Of-Shame”
Wow, for 11:15 at night, there sure are a LOT of people up with their lights on!!!
Why do people take time to make up these ridiculously preposterous hoaxes?
I don’t know, but it’s giving us something interesting to discuss every week on the ‘Thursday Night Internet Hoax Hall-Of-Shame’ – a runaway smash hit here on this blog. This series was on the verge of cancellation about a month ago, and then suddenly it became my most-read weekly series !
Well, all you have to do is copy and paste the emails Mom sends us, and you’ll have a highly watched, ongoing series.
She sends us a new hoax every other day warning us of various crazy made up things!
Danny