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c. 800 The Donation of Constantine forgery debunked 0 cit. The Donation of Constantine was a document, later proven to be a forgery, that claimed Emperor Constantine had granted the popes authority over Rome and the Western Empire. It was produced around the eighth century and used for centuries to support papal claims to temporal power. politics / religion ●●●●
1614 The Monita Secreta Forgery debunked 0 cit. A book called the Monita Secreta claimed to reveal secret Jesuit instructions for gaining wealth and power. It was a forgery, written by a disgruntled former Jesuit, and became a staple of anti-Jesuit propaganda. religion / society ●●
1885 to 1897 The Taxil hoax debunked 0 cit. Leo Taxil spent years spreading lurid fabrications about satanic masonic rituals, which anti-masonic and church audiences believed. In 1897 he publicly confessed the whole affair was a hoax invented to mock his critics. culture / religion ●●●