In Ancient Greece, the Greeks pretended to gift the Trojans a giant wooden horse, claiming it was an offering of peace. Instead, the horse concealed soldiers, who emerged at night to open the city gates for the army, ultimately leading to the fall of Troy.
In 1933, in Germany, the Nazi party claimed that communists started a fire at the German parliament building. Hitler then used this lie to justify the suspension of civil liberties and the arrest of political opponents, consolidating Nazi power.
In early 20th-century Russia, a fabricated document claimed to reveal a Jewish plan for global domination. This document fuelled anti-Semitic sentiment worldwide and was used by various groups, including the Nazis, to justify persecution of Jews.
Go for wraparounds if you want to try something offbeat, rather than normal skirts. Pair them with a crop top of your choice and you can also add a hat or scarf.
In the early 20th-century England, fossil remains of a previously unknown early human were presented as the 'missing link' between apes and humans. This hoax misled the scientific community for decades, affecting the study of human evolution.