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White House pulls April Fools' Day prank

On Monday, the White House decided to have a little bit of fun and enlist the help of a 'kid president' to pull off an April Fools' Day prank.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 1 comment

Google announces end of YouTube in April Fool's prank

In what could be the most threatening April Fool's prank of the year, popular video sharing site, YouTube, has declared it will go offline until 2023.

In the Media by Jeff Campagna - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Fishing publication runs humorous column as actual news

Even with the 2012 edition of April Fool's Day behind us, it is hard to forget some of the jokes that came to the forefront of the media. In this case, a columnist delierately misled his publication and its readers by writing about a made up scenario.

In the Media by Abigail Prendergast

Mitt Romney's staff play April Fools' Day prank on their boss

Milwaukee - With the help of Wisconsin lawmakers Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's staff played a rather elaborate April Fools' Day prank on their boss on Sunday. They caught the prank on video and posted it to YouTube late on Sunday.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

2012 Internet April Fool's Round-up

Every April Fools day companies with a large web presence get into the spirit of pranking. This is the 2012 April Fool's internet round-up with links to the shenanigans.

In the Media by Holly Goodwin - 6 comments

Extraterrestrials hit Earth, NASA dispatches scientists globally

In a shocking discovery this morning, huge alien mother ships are hovering over every major city on the planet. The drawback is, you can only see them if you truly believe in extra-terrestrials.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 23 comments

No fooling, ACM nominations are out

Can this be? Smack dab in the middle of the award season for movies, here come the nominations for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM).

In the Media by Tim O'Brien

Jordanian newspaper causes panic after UFO hoax, could be sued

Amman - April Fool's Day is a day to prank your fellow man, however, a Jordanian newspaper caused panic after it reported of being visited by 10 foot tall aliens in flying saucers.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 2 comments

April Fools' round-up: Practical jokes run rampant on the Web

Today marks the best day to see the humour dripping off pages of YouTube, Google, Amazon, Reddit and more. Revel in the snarky and witty April Fools jokes perpetrated by top Web 2.0 leaders.

In the Media by David Silverberg - 3 comments

Photographs of a mummified fairy?

Photographs of a mummified fairy, supposedly found in Derbyshire, England, got a huge response. They have, however, been revealed as an April Fool's joke.

In the Media by kurtrat - 5 comments

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