Cardiff Giant

Summary

Cardiff Giant is a hoax^[1]. It draws 379 Wikipedia views per month (hoax category, ranking #8 of 55).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cardiff Giant's image is recorded as Cardiff Giant 2.jpg^[3].
• Cardiff Giant's instance of is recorded as hoax^[4].
• Cardiff Giant's Commons category is recorded as Cardiff Giant^[5].
• Cardiff Giant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pwf6^[6].
• Cardiff Giant's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[7].
• Cardiff Giant's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[8].
• Cardiff Giant's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as event/Cardiff-Giant^[9].
• Cardiff Giant's Atlas Obscura place ID is recorded as cardiff-giant^[10].

Why It Matters

Cardiff Giant draws 379 Wikipedia views per month (hoax category, ranking #8 of 55).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]