This isn’t the first time either a publisher or Ms. Winfrey has been gullible in the face of an exaggerated tale.

这并不是出版商或温弗瑞第一次轻信了夸大的故事的骗局。

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Long before Bonsai Kittens and the tourist guy, hoaxsters have been wreaking havoc on the gullible to amuse themselves and maybe gain a little notoriety.

早在盆景猫咪和灾难旅行者之前，就有恶搞的人拿“蹂躏”那些轻信的人来作为消遣，并因此臭名昭著。下面是一些网络时代甚至几个世纪之前的恶作剧。

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If it suits extremist ends to spin a fantastical tale of survival or trickery to gullible ears, expect to hear it.

如果编造一个令人难以置信的幸存故事或一个令人轻信的诡计更适合极端分子的终结的话，那愿意信的人就去信吧。

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Sold by its supporters through an unquestioning media to a gullible public as a tool necessary to protect upstanding American producers and their workers from the ravages of predatory foreigners hell-bent on stealing the U.S. market, the antidumping law escapes the scrutiny it deserves.

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