Hall of shame  

No doubt, any person whom pursues the field of Bigfoot researcher will encounter hoaxes, and people who wish to garner attention for themselves for various motivational purposes, if not for the more dubious reasons, but innocent as well such as loneliness, illness, and or a traumatic event in their life.

The worst of that ilk are people are the ones that call themselves researchers, but in reality are promoting an agenda for various reasons.  The entries on our Hall of Shame are not taken lightly. In each instance it is an example of continued and constant neglect of the truth by the entries here.

 We do not place entries here for people who differ in view points, or may not be the best scientists or journalists.   The entries here are here because not for just a single or mere oversight or lack in judgment, but rather for a constant and committed assault on the truth.

Why we do this...

As one of our 5 Tenets of Bigfoot/Sasquatch Research, it our responsibility after thorough and fact based research to showcase them here, as our responsibility to educate.

This section is not in place, to attack people of different research philosophies or beliefs, nor for a mere lapse in facts or in judgment, but for those whom on multiple occasions has attempted to deceive either, other researchers, or the general public regarding the Bigfoot/Sasquatch mystery.

There are 4 basic types of hoaxers, one is unintentional, the other three are malicious with varying degrees.

In order from the least harmful to the most harmful:

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  The Unintentional Hoaxer - One whom has a legitimate sighting and due to psychological effect of the sighting, every bump in the night becomes a Bigfoot. Often confused with misidentification, however differs due to frequency of misidentifications by the subject.
• The Psychologically Needy Hoaxer -  One whom hoaxes due to a recent psychological event in their life such as divorce, being widowed, or general loneliness and do it for company and or attention.
• The Prankster -  One whom hoaxes for humor and enjoyment without any motivation.
• The Profiteer - One whom hoaxes in an attempt to garner financial gain either directly or indirectly.