Paul is Dead: In one of the strangest hoaxes of all time, rumors swept the world in September of 1969 that Paul McCartney had died and was replaced with a look-alike. The story began when a writer for the Drake University newspaper pointed out various "clues" to Paul's death in Beatles album artwork and tracks. McCartney, who had been out of the public spotlight for a few months, finally granted an interview with Life magazine in November of 1969, and so that would be end of all the "Paul is dead" nonsense, right? Of course not! People still believe the McCartney's a fake to this day, because conspiracy.