2. Manbeef

In 2001, a website was claimed to be selling human meat for “sophisticated human meat consumer.” Immediately, the site gathered attention enough for people to start petitions to take the site down and even enough for the Food & Drug Administration investigated. However, it was found that no evidence of human meat was every being sold. The person to claim to have started the website was a graphic designer under the alias “Joseph Christopher” describing that his motive was “The subject of human meat was chosen because of its ability to churn the viewer’s stomach and help outrage the more ‘sensitive’ viewers. This includes Bible thumpers.”