Skeptics consider his claims to be a hoax. One instance of fake news was the Great Moon Hoax of 1835. This was later revealed as a hoax or possibly a publicity stunt for charity. It initially meant an "odd, eccentric person" or a "joke, hoax". The committee assumed that all six were responsible for the hoax and subsequent fraud. Had they been victims of a hoax? Conservapedia has described global warming as a "liberal hoax". The perpetrator of the hoax is still unknown. The incident turned out to be a hoax. The story is widely regarded as a hoax. Lucas himself recanted the confessions as a hoax. He later clarified that the campaign was a hoax. It was later revealed to be a hoax. This was subsequently exposed as a hoax. Subsequent reporting, however, raised concerns that Wright was engaged in an elaborate hoax.