Scientific hoaxes

Incidence 
In 1996 a paper was accepted by the journal [Social Text] replete with pseudo-scientific solecisms and politcally correct jargon. It was submitted as a spoof to demonstrate that any text can achieve academic approval if it includes appropriately progressive and fashionable statements.
Aggravates 
Anti-science [in 4 loops]
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems