This morning, breakfast television shows will be reporting obscure, although mildly believable, announcements from organisations and brands – but keep you wits about you!
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Pranking your intimate partner to gain clout online is not as innocent as it might seem.
After Google suggested PigeonRank was at the root of its search function, a group of researchers put a small flock of the birds to a different classification test in real life.
Spoof Twitter accounts carry on a grand tradition of satire that has its roots in the 18th century.
Why do some people fall for the lamest April Fool’s pranks and others see straight through them?
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