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10: The Trojan Horse |
9: Han van Meegeren's Vermeer Forgeries |
8: Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme |
7: Anna Anderson, Alias Anastasia |
6: Titus Oates and the Plot to Kill Charles II |
5: Piltdown Man |
4: The Dreyfus Affair |
3: Clinton/Lewinsky Affair |
2: Watergate |
1: The Big Lie: Nazi Propaganda |
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