First, you need to know the definition of a hoax, which is:
(Noun) a humorous or malicious deception.
(Verb
) deceive with a hoax.
Then you research for a hoax that happened in the past. Go to the website best psychology degrees .com /hoaxes/ for a list of examples of hoaxes in history. (Without the spaces)
The action of Schaffer dismissing the sighting of smoke caused the fire to grow, for he did not bother to alert anyone else. Neither did he try to do something about the fire.
