April 1, 2005

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[edit] Actual news

[edit] Hoaxes

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[edit] On the internet

[edit] In Australia

[edit] In Canada

  • In The Globe and Mail, BMW offered a free pair of "314t" cross-trainers to anyone who purchased a new 3-Series.
  • The Toronto Star reports that Ashton Kutcher and Paris Hilton to star in a 2005 remake of Casablanca
  • Campus Security at Queen's University in Kingston reported Hogwarts Castle was acquired by the University and reported a number of Security incidents that resulted from the influx of Hogwarts "exchange students". Features Photoshopped pictures of characters from the Harry Potter movies along with well known University landmarks.
  • The Canadian site Urban Exploration Resource (UER) posted a mock up of the images posted by the MPAA when popular Bittorrent site Lokitorrent.com was shut down. Urban Exploration Resource Lokitorrent, after MPAA takeover
  • Eminent Montreal ping-pong player Yank Hang bombs local gym after losing to James "Chucky" Chung in final round of play.

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[edit] In India

[edit] In Malaysia

  • Malaysian radio station Hitz.FM's Morning Crew, Rudy and JJ (famous for their Gotcha pranks), announce that they have been fired for coming in late the day before, and take hostage of the station. The drama went on for their entire morning shift. Malaysian newspaper The Malay Mail carried the story thinking that it was for real. They carried the story the day after, announcing that it was an April fool's prank.

[edit] In the Netherlands

  • NOS Jeugdjournaal, Dutch Journal for Kids announced that the government wants to prohibit using MSN Messenger for children under the age of 14. Thousands of children called a special telephone number to vote against the plan, and were told it was a joke.
  • A Zoo in Emmen announced the birth of a zebra whose patterning was chequered, as opposed to the conventional stripes. Readers were invited to visit the zoo.
  • TweedehandsMac, a website to sell and buy 2nd hand Macs inverted all words on their website, making their new title: "caMsdanhedeewT"

[edit] In New Zealand

  • Telecom New Zealand published a full-page advertisement in the New Zealand Herald publicising the reintroduction of the first-generation cellphone, the brick.
  • The Otago Daily Times newspaper announced a breakthrough link between an additive in printing ink and obesity, urging its readers to soak their newspaper in water and wrap themselves in its pages to test the results for themselves.
  • Campbell Live (TV3's recently launched current events programme) exposed advanced Government plans to sell much of the national park on Stewart Island/Rakiura to the United States for use as an air base supporting their operations in Antarctica.

[edit] In the United Kingdom

[edit] In the United States

Ouija Board Comic Strips: In 2005, the comic strips FoxTrot, Pearls Before Swine (comic strip), and Get Fuzzy all ran essentially the same gag involving a Ouija board telling one character to punch another. [25]

[edit] Events mistaken as April Fool's Day hoaxes

Genuine events that had been interpreted as April Fools included:

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