pranks

Fake Justin Bieber Fools Hundreds Of Fangirls

2:57PM Matt Cherette | When Justin Bieber was in Zurich last week, hundreds of local fangirls set up camp outside his hotel, hoping against hope for a glimpse of him. Which is why this video – of a random dude who dressed up like the pop star before walking out onto the hotel’s roof – is so amusing. More »

How To Really Piss Off Your Facebook Friends

6:08AM jeff neumann | Artists Oli Beale and Alex Holder have a great, subtle way to piss your friends off. From a post on their site, James’ Face: “I like going onto my friend’s Facebook page, taking photos of him, changing them slightly, then putting them back up on Facebook. He doesn’t like me doing this.” More »

How To Be The Ultimate Facebook Troll

4:10AM Rosa Golijan | When I first saw this screenshot, I chuckled and assumed that someone probably faked it for the sake of a good joke. But then I thought about it and realised that I could be wrong. More »

The Best Fake Rumours Of 2010

6:56AM Maureen OConnor | Fake celebrity rumours are the id of pop culture, the place where act lecherously (naked Miley), think wishfully (pregnant Aniston), and exorcise unspeakably hideous demons (prison raped LiLo). Some fake rumours are better than others. Here are the best. More »

Iraqi Reality TV Show Pranks Celebrities By Planting Fake Bombs In Their Cars

4:36AM Adrian Chen | We like our humour dark, but this is dark: In Iraq, a reality show puts fake bombs in celebrities’ cars, then tricks them into believing they’re going to prison for terrorism once they’re “discovered” at security checkpoints. More »

Child Plays Dead On Google Street View, Horrifies A Nation

7:23AM Maureen OConnor | Horrified by an image of a Google Street View image of child lying face-down in a gutter with her shoes cast off, residents of Worcester (England, not Massachusetts) contacted the authorities. Luckily, little Azura Beebeejaun is just playin, y’all. More »

The Quitting Tale That Suckered The Whole Internet

9:14AM Ryan Tate | Photos of an aspiring broker purportedly telling off her boss garnered widespread news coverage and more than 105,000 Facebook “likes” Tuesday. Too bad they’re from two guys who have pranked the media before. More »

Now On Tumblr: Jessi Slaughter Suicide Hoax

1:42PM Max Read | Jessi Slaughter, the 11-year-old vlogger and hate-object of 4Chan trolls is now the subject of a suicide hoax circulating on Tumblr. The link to the “AP story” actually goes to that dumb Russian singer video. How witty! More »

The Plot To Send Justin Bieber To North Korea

2:18AM Defamer US Edition | Justin Bieber’s having a vote contest to see where he should go on tour. In second place and gaining momentum: North Korea. Obviously, this is the work of web-prank powerhouse 4chan, which also originated the Justin Bieber’s recent syphilis rumour. More »