Whitcomb had claimed he folded himself into a cramped wooden crate for the 26-hour trip by express mail truck and plane.
Whitcomb, who goes by the stage name Wade Live, claimed he made the trip last November to publicize a friend's Web site.
A spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, said the TSA and FBI investigated and determined Tuesday that it was a hoax.
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