The wildest cryptid hoaxes of all time — from historical examples to the internet age. Some of these fake monsters shocked the public, while others never fooled anyone... While working as the Archivist of my collection of curiosities, I’ve researched a lot of cryptids. Famous monsters like Bigfoot and the Yeti, but also lesser-known creatures like the Sheepsquatch and the Loveland Frogman I have to admit that a lot of the evidence for such creatures — as amazing as they are — can be somewhat questionable. Indeed, there’s a long and hilarious history of people trying and failing to fake the existence of cryptids to the masses. So today, I’ll be unveiling some of the greatest historical cryptid hoaxes.