Jammal Noah's Ark Hoax

• 1985 Evolution debate gets George Jammal thinking
• Jammal decides to execute a hoax
  • Target: Sun International Pictures
  • Purpose: Expose their credulity and sloppy research
• Jammal's story
  • He went to Turkey in 1972, 1980 and 1984
  • On last trip he and a friend found the Ark in an ice cave
  • He brought home a chip of the wood
  • He was (he said) assisted by:
    • A "Mr. Asholian"
    • "Allis Buls Hitian," son-in-law of Asholian
    • A "Polish friend" of Mr. Hitian, "Vladimir Sobitchsky"
• The reality
  • Jammal made up the whole thing
  • He made the wood look old by cooking it in teriyaki sauce
• CBS ran Sun International's film on 20 February 1993
• Skeptic Society advisor LaRue reveals hoax at end of June
• More detail
• Sun Goes Down in Flames: The Jammal Ark Hoax