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Political Hoaxes and Fabrications: Separating Fact from Fiction
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Which infamous political hoax involved a forged letter that accused President Thomas Jefferson of being an atheist and a traitor?
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The Jefferson Bible
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The Jefferson Bible, also known as 'The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth,' was a hoax letter that claimed to be an edited version of the Bible by Thomas Jefferson, removing all references to miracles and the divinity of Jesus. It was intended to discredit Jefferson's religious beliefs during the 1800 presidential election.