As it progressed, its findings provided more and more solid evidence in support of Darwin. You also forget that clergymen initially only thought that evolution applied to the Galapagos creatures that Darwin observed. This couldn't be any more wrong. Evolution theory is one of the great triumphs of science and is among the most well-established and solidly demonstrated theories ever. The difference is that religion seeks to protect its fiction, fantasy, and frauds since it has nothing else with which to support itself.
Same thing is true for all the other hoaxes.
What's important is that the errors are fixed when they are discovered. That is what has happened in the cases you mentioned. What disturbs me is how those who oppose evolution can use a corrected hoax as some sort of argument against evolution while still clinging to the biggest hoax of all time for their own pet theory. But the biggest argument against evolution has nothing to do with religion, emotions, feelings, fear, etc. The biggest argument against evolution has come from the fields of microbiology and biochemistry.