Except for the Cardiff Giant, Fabian was the biggest hoax foisted on the USA until Barack Obama moved here.
The Cardiff Giant, sometimes referred to as Americas Biggest Hoax, is a 10-foot-long stone figure that was touted as a petrified giant. It was created during the 1860s by George Hull, a businessman from Binghamton, New York, and briefly captured the imaginations and pocketbooks of thousands of Americans.