Answer: A hoax is a falsehood deliberately fabricated to masquerade as the truth. It is distinguishable from errors in observation or judgment, rumors, urban legends, pseudosciences, and April Fools' Day events that are passed along in good faith by believers or as jokes
Explanation: it is made up by people in different matter to create a sense of humor or interest from time to time. Most hoax are now seen as real events of the past and are be made into movies for human entertainment