April Fools Hoaxes

1. An elaborate April Fool’s Day hoax featuring video footage of the world’s first “flying hotel” in a converted helicopter. The viral email clip appears to show a Russian-made Mil V-12 being used as the first-ever flying five star “Hotelicopter”.

Will and Guy have found out that it claims to have 18 luxurious rooms; apparently the hotel guarantees a first class, unique and memorable experience. We learn that hundreds of prospective passengers fell for this trick which transpires to have been an elaborate marketing ploy.

2. The Sun newspaper has published a spoof that England fans [preparing for tonight's Wold Cup qualifier at Wembley] would have to stand through the world’s longest national anthem: some at six and a half minutes, before the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.

3. The Daily Express records that a British inventor has created an invisible car to allow motorists to beat speed cameras.

4. The Daily Mail has a photograph making it appear as if the British Home Secretary, Mrs Jacqui Smith was walking out of a branch of an Ann Summers sex shop.

5. The Guardian reports that it was to become the first newspaper in the world to abandon print and be published exclusively on the social networking site Twitter.

6. The Times produces a photograph of what appear to be “tartan” sheep.

7. Finally, The Daily Telegraph claims that harnessing the power of fish swimming through a river could hold the key to meeting Britain’s future electricity needs.

Please let us know what April fool jokes have been played in your neck of the wood. We will publish the best and give credit to everyone who sends a story to us.