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Sun Pictures and the Noah's Ark Hoax
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Sun Pictures and the Noah's Ark Hoax</TITLE> <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="Two articles document the behind-the-scenes goings-on in the 1993 airing of Sun International Pictures' _The Incredible Discovery of Noah's Ark_ on CBS."> <LINK REL=STYLESHEET HREF="/styles/main.css" TYPE="text/css"> <script type="text/javascript" src="/scripts/TOtools.js"></script> </head> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <!-- begin header --> <MAP NAME="headermap"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="159,63,254,99" HREF="/origins/faqs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="255,63,353,99" HREF="/origins/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="354,63,451,99" HREF="/origins/feedback/"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="452,63,548,99" HREF="/origins/other-links.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,0,158,99" HREF="/"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="159,0,559,62" HREF="/"> </MAP> <CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="/pictures/header.gif" USEMAP="#headermap" WIDTH=560 HEIGHT=100 ALT="The Talk.Origins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy" BORDER=0 ISMAP> <BR> <P> <FONT SIZE=+2> Sun Pictures and the Noah's Ark Hoax </FONT> <P> <IMG SRC="/pictures/thicksep.gif" ALT="" WIDTH=560 HEIGHT=10> </CENTER> <!-- end header --> <P> <P> <DL> <DT> <B><A HREF="/faqs/ark-hoax/jammal.html"> Sun Goes Down in Flames: The Jammal Ark Hoax</A></B> by <A HREF="mailto:lippard@primenet.com">James Lippard</A> <DD> <P> In 1993, American broadcasting giant CBS aired "The Incredible Discovery of Noah's Ark," a "documentary" by Sun International Pictures that purported to show that Noah's Ark had been discovered in the country of Turkey. But it was later revealed that the producers had been relying heavily on hoaxed evidence that was provided by a man named George Jammal. This article, which first appeared in <I>Skeptic Magazine</I>, presents an in-depth report and analysis of the events surrounding the show. <P> <DT> <B><A HREF="/faqs/ark-hoax/sun.html"> The Incredible Mysteries of Sun Pictures</A></B> by <A HREF="mailto:david.bloomberg@f2112.n2430.z1.fidonet.org">David Bloomberg</A> <DD> <P> The 1993 CBS airing of "The Incredible Discovery of Noah's Ark" illustrates the danger of blurring the line between news and entertainment programming. </DL> <!-- begin trailer --> <MAP NAME="ltrailermap"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,0,96,27" HREF="/"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="97,0,191,27" HREF="/origins/faqs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="192,0,287,27" HREF="/origins/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="288,0,383,27" HREF="/origins/feedback/"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="384,0,481,27" HREF="/origins/other-links.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,29,160,55" HREF="/origins/faqs-qa.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="161,29,319,55" HREF="/origins/faqs-mustread.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="320,29,480,55" HREF="/origins/faqs-index.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,56,160,82" HREF="/origins/faqs-evolution.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="161,56,319,82" HREF="/origins/faqs-creationists.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="320,56,480,82" HREF="/origins/faqs-youngearth.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,83,160,109" HREF="/origins/faqs-flood.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="161,83,319,109" HREF="/origins/faqs-catastrophism.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="320,83,480,109" HREF="/origins/faqs-debates.html"> </MAP> <CENTER> <P> <BR> <IMG SRC="/pictures/ltrailer.gif" USEMAP="#ltrailermap" WIDTH=481 HEIGHT=110 ALT="" BORDER=0 ISMAP> <P> <FONT SIZE=-1> <A HREF="/">Home Page</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs.html">Browse</A> | <A HREF="/origins/search.html">Search</A> | <A HREF="/origins/feedback/">Feedback</A> | <A HREF="/origins/other-links.html">Links</A> <BR> <A HREF="/origins/faqs-qa.html">The FAQ</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-mustread.html">Must-Read Files</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-index.html">Index</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-creationists.html">Creationism</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-evolution.html">Evolution</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-youngearth.html">Age of the Earth</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-flood.html">Flood Geology</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-catastrophism.html">Catastrophism</A> | <A HREF="/origins/faqs-debates.html">Debates</A> </FONT> </CENTER> <!-- end trailer --> </BODY> </HTML>