# Gullibility **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2001, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766 "2001-10-11T11:43:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/1 "2001-10-11T11:43:25Z")
I don’t usually post these kinds of links, but this one just seemed perfect for this board. It’s called [The Gullibility Test](http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/test2.html) and it’s all about differentiating hoaxes from truths. I only scored 9 out of 20, but I’ve always been known to be fairly gullible anyway. The only problem I have with it is that it doesn’t tell the which of them were hoaxes. So, how did _you_ score? And which ones can you verify as truth or fiction? ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/2 "2001-10-11T11:44:30Z")
And I just realized the misspelling in the Thread title. Well, I never claimed that spelling was one of my strong suits! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/3 "2001-10-11T11:51:28Z")
Uh, oh. I only scored 11 out of 20. At this rate, after that intelligence test a while back – I’ll be drummed outta the SDMB fer sure! _Oh, woe!_ ---
**Author:** ![acconav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@acconav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acconav)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/4 "2001-10-11T11:56:47Z")
my overall score was 13 out of 20 by the way **TruePices** , there’s a link at the bottom that says “See the Answers” in case you’re still curious about which ones were hoaxes ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/5 "2001-10-11T12:05:09Z")
I got 15 - not too bad. Some of the true claims are rather weird, so I don’t blame myself for dismissing them. If only there’d been three buttons: True, False, and ‘Cite, please’… ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/6 "2001-10-11T12:08:23Z")
**acconav** , thanks for the info. I hadn’t looked any further down the page than the first button. Some of the true ones _are_ weird… and some of the false ones I was sure were true! Just goes to show how little I really know. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/7 "2001-10-11T12:09:26Z")
You’ll never get _me_ to click on that link, **TP**. What do you think I am? Gulli… Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/8 "2001-10-11T12:11:05Z")
**Chief** , I know what you are. It’s in your sig. But that’s for a whole 'nother thread. ---
**Author:** ![Watermelon\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/9 "2001-10-11T12:22:39Z")
and TP How r You doing?? 😃 Nice to finally post in a TP thread!!! ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/10 "2001-10-11T13:45:07Z")
Oh well that was embarassing. And no, I’m not telling what my score was. I will take it to my grave. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/11 "2001-10-11T13:59:22Z")
I scored 14 out of 20. But I am truly gullible. I just tend to believe things that people tell me about themselves. I read too much random triva to be fooled by many news and history and science stories. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/12 "2001-10-11T14:02:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pucette \* > > **Oh well that was embarassing. And no, I’m not telling what my score was. I will take it to my grave.** Ah, you’re no fun! It _can’t_ be worse than mine, can it??? ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/13 "2001-10-11T14:10:45Z")
1. Believed 5 false ones and didn’t believe 4 true ones. Well, you’ll have that, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/14 "2001-10-11T14:14:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TruePisces \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Pucette \* > > > > **Oh well that was embarassing. And no, I’m not telling what my score was. I will take it to my grave.** > > Ah, you’re no fun! It _can’t_ be worse than mine, can it??? \*\* [sub]It was. Hmph.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/15 "2001-10-11T14:17:23Z")
1. But in my defense, I know nothing about Lewis & Clark. and winged cats? Who knew. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/16 "2001-10-11T14:18:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TruePisces \* > **And I just realized the misspelling in the Thread title.** Yeah, the problem with gullibility is that not only is it kinda tough to spell, but you can’t even check it because it isn’t in the dictionary. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/17 "2001-10-11T14:24:50Z")
Well, I got 12; believed 3 false ones and didn’t believe 5 true ones. I was going to say which ones, but then it occurred to me that that would skew further results. Duh! Is there an “I just wasn’t thinking” test out there? :o ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/18 "2001-10-11T14:30:23Z")
My overall score was 14 out of 20. Gullibility: I believed 2 of the 10 false claims. Skepticism: I disbelieved 4 of the 10 true statements. Although I call bullshit on some of the “true” statements. I do not accept that the laws of physics have changed over time, and even they admit that’s a new, tenuous assertion. And I couldn’t get to the link supposedly showing a “winged cat,” but whatever mutation those unfortunate kitties bear, I bet they’re being extremely charitable when they call it “wings.” ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/19 "2001-10-11T14:35:04Z")
1. They didn’t cover winged cats in science class. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766/20 "2001-10-11T15:16:12Z")
Another 14-2-4 reporting. Yeah, the “winged” cat one got me too. Although I have to admit I also clicked wrong on the Manhattan-for-$24 question. In my defense I will only say that I thought it was a trick question. Semantics will be the end of me ! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gullibility/86766.md?page=2)