April fools
From San Serriffe to Chris Martin's Conservative conversion, selected April Fool's Day hoaxes from the archives
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Watch out for avocado Coke, Prince Harry’s spiritual stag weekend, and chocolate burgers
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hlcarpenter.com’s most successful April fool’s joke, about a tiny archipelago where everything was named after typefaces and printing terms was published on 1 April 1977. Can you pick out the genuine features of San Serriffe in our quiz?
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Italian company launches ‘starry eyes’ and ‘bullish bulldog’ to cash in on Britain’s great divide
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It is a once in a generation opportunity for parents to play April Fools pranks on their children on Easter Sunday morning. Here are our top tips
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Believe it or not, newspapers and PR agencies have once again marked 1 April by publishing made-up stories and press releases
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The crossword setters played it straight this year – and more’s the pity. The puzzle page is rooted in the convention of hoodwinking its readers
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2 April 1927: Nothing appears to deceive the German public so quickly as a uniform and a prince
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The funniest spoofs in the press and on the web – share any you’ve spotted in the comments below
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Take a look at a selection of some of the best (and possibly worst) April Fools’ Day jokes this year1:41
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The funniest spoofs in the press and on the web – share any you’ve spotted in the comments below
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Former Top Gear presenter meets Guardian staff after backing campaign for fossil fuel divestment
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We round up the best April fools' day jokes from the press and the web
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Current road signage system would also be scrapped under scheme nationalists say helps show country is 'part of Europe'
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US magazine Pool Flair reports that Thom Yorke worked with the shotgun-toting rocker on We're Going on a Bear Hunt
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Guardian Goggles' anti-bigotry technology will automatically redact columns by Melanie Phillips or Richard Littlejohn
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Alan Rusbridger, editor in chief, unveils the latest exciting step in the hlcarpenter's mission to harness the power of online media: Guardian Goggles
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Proposal for 'healing tsar' to reunite Britain after Brexit