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10 Pranks & Hoaxes That Fooled the Entire 1980s

10 Pranks & Hoaxes That Fooled the Entire 1980s

Everything 80s · Jamie Logie

April 1, 202644m 23s

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Show Notes

Before the internet could fact-check anything, the 1980s were a golden age for famous hoaxes, pranks, and April Fool's jokes. And a lot of people fell for them.

Today, we look back at 10 notable 1980s pranks and hoaxes that range from very amusing all the way to ones that created sheer panic.

They include April Fool's day pranks involving three different iconic landmarks, one of the biggest sporting pranks of all time, one of the first internet hoaxes, and a fake natural disaster that set off a real-life panic...