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Fox special 'World's Greatest Hoaxes' calls its own Alien Autopsy film a fake

When: 28 Dec 1998
Sources: 2 public sources

Fox, which aired 'Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?' in 1995, broadcast 'World's Greatest Hoaxes: Secrets Finally Revealed,' hosted by Lance Henriksen. The special presented the autopsy footage as staged and was made by the same executive producer, Robert Kiviat.

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Press'Alien Autopsy' a Hoax, Fox Says (E! Online report) (opens in a new tab)E! Online (copy hosted by Southern Methodist University physics department) / 1998-12
PressThe Story Behind the 'Alien Autopsy' Hoax (opens in a new tab)Live Science

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This reports on Fox airs 'Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?' (28 Aug 1995).

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