In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
Unfortunately the movie The Hoax is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Gary Levinsohn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mark Gordon | Producer |
| Production | Betsy Beers | Producer |
| Production | Anthony Katagas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leslie Holleran | Producer |
| Directing | Lasse Hallström | Director |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Production | Bob Yari | Producer |
| Sound | Carter Burwell | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ali Farrell | Casting |
| Production | Joshua Maurer | Producer |
| Editing | Andrew Mondshein | Editor |
| Production | Laura Rosenthal | Casting |
| Art | Mario Ventenilla | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | David C. Robinson | Costume Design |
| Art | Mark Ricker | Production Design |
| Art | Carol Silverman | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Anne Joyce | Still Photographer |
| Production | Zoraida Sanjurjo López | Extras Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lizzie Ibarra | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Ines Mongil-Echandi | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Paul A. Levin | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Clifford Irving | Book |
| Writing | William Wheeler | Screenplay |
| Production | Suzanne Patmore Gibbs | Co-Producer |
| Production | Erin Eggers | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Mary A. Kelly | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Ken Regan | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jim McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jim McConkey | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Will Arnot | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Allan Byer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tracy McKnight | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Amy Fritz | Art Department Coordinator |
| Crew | Drew Jiritano | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eileen Barrett | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milton Buras | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Lila Cintron | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | LuAnn Claps | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angel O. Cruz | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelly Gleason | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nydia Ibarra | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Jiménez | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lyndell Quiyou | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marielena Ramirez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amarilis Saldana | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terri Trupp | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Valley | Hairstylist |
