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53 Viral Pranks and Hoaxes

— December 4, 2008 — Unique
There are a number of pranks and hoaxes targeted at politicians and other high-profile individuals--just days ago, Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-lehtinen thought president-elect Barack Obama's call was a prank. Unfortunately for Ileana Ros-lehtinen, the call from Barack Obama, which was intended to congratulate the congresswoman on her reelection, was real.

Unlike the prank call Ileana Ros-lehtinen thought was routed into her office, the hoaxes below are all assuredly fake. From Miley Cyrus' death to Bigfoot and Rick Rolling, these pranks have made headlines for both their absurdity and hilarity.

In honor of Ileana Ros-lehtinen's viral blunder, there are a few actual prank calls thrown into this cluster as well, like the call placed by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross that got their shows suspended from the air.
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
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AdSense for Conversation
AdSense for Conversation
Google Pranks
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49
New Google Engine Predicts Future Searches
New Google Engine Predicts Future Searches
gDay MATE (HOAX)
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48
Powdered Celebrity Skin
Powdered Celebrity Skin
Famous Stardust (Hoax)
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47
Google Pranks
Google Pranks
Calendar Wake Up Feature
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46
Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
Viral Newspapers Hoaxes
1.2 Million 'New York Times' Fakes Handed Out
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45
Redecorating Subway Cars
Redecorating Subway Cars
Pranksters Turn Train into a Living Room
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44
Big Brand Hoaxes
Big Brand Hoaxes
BMW Dog Zapper
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43
UPDATE: Cooking Eggs with Mobile Phones a Hoax
UPDATE: Cooking Eggs with Mobile Phones a Hoax
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42
Prank GPS Navigation
Prank GPS Navigation
SAT-NAG Guides You With Familiar Nagging
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41
Global Warming A Hoax?
Global Warming A Hoax?
GM's Bob Lutz Talks To Colbert
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40
Giant Public Turkey Stuffing
Giant Public Turkey Stuffing
The 55 Ft Bird Basting Hoax
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39
Get Paid To Lose Weight
Get Paid To Lose Weight
Hoax Website Offers $100 Per Pound
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38
Deliberate Shortage
Deliberate Shortage
The Xbox Shortage Hoax of 2005
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37
Viral Hoaxes
Viral Hoaxes
Lost Brazilian Tribe Not Real
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36
Controversial Prank Call Paybacks
Controversial Prank Call Paybacks
Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross Suspended
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35
Gadget for Prank Callers
Gadget for Prank Callers
Wrong-Number Generator
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34
Cooking With Cellphones
Cooking With Cellphones
Popcorn Popping Is Another Hoax
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33
Infect Your PC
Infect Your PC
Hundreds Click on Hoax Google Adsense Virus
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32
Viral Political Pranks
Viral Political Pranks
Barack Obama Rolling (Like Rick Rolling)
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31
Pranksters At The White House
Pranksters At The White House
Karl Rove's Jaguar Appears Wrapped Up
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30
Taking Pranks Global
Taking Pranks Global
Improv Anywhere Launches UrbanPrankster.com
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29
Engadget Hoax Drives Apple Stock Down $4 Billion
Engadget Hoax Drives Apple Stock Down $4 Billion
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28
Sexy 'Bluetoothing' Hoax Turns into Casual Dating (Sex?) Frenzy
Sexy 'Bluetoothing' Hoax Turns into Casual Dating (Sex?) Frenzy
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27
Mega Hoaxes
Mega Hoaxes
Biggest Drawing is a Fake
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26
Hoax Hacks
Hoax Hacks
Skullphone Fakes Digital Billboard Hijack
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25
Fake Ads
Fake Ads
Prankster Gets Fake Gucci Ad Published in Magazine (Mag Gets Ripped Off)
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24
Guerrilla Marketing Gone Bad
Guerrilla Marketing Gone Bad
Boston Hoax Turns Into Million Dollar Mishap
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23
Subway Ad  Mashups
Subway Ad Mashups
Urban Pranks by 'Poster Boy'
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22
Serero Eiffel Tower Extension (UPDATE)
Serero Eiffel Tower Extension (UPDATE)
Le Grande Hoax
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21
Big Blog Pranksters
Big Blog Pranksters
Gizmodo Blogger Banned from CES
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20
USB Pregnancy Tests
USB Pregnancy Tests
The p-Teq Hoax
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19
No Parking Prank
No Parking Prank
Bogus No Parking Signs Result in Towed Cars
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18
Gay Fashionista Cage Fight Pranks
Gay Fashionista Cage Fight Pranks
Sacha Baron Cohen As 'Bruno'
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17
Top 6 Games to Prank Your Way to a Good Time (RIDICULOUS)
Top 6 Games to Prank Your Way to a Good Time (RIDICULOUS)
Neg's Urban Sports
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16
Wall Street Pranks
Wall Street Pranks
Jokers Make Light of Bankruptcy on CNN
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15
Prank Calling Politicians
Prank Calling Politicians
Punking Sarah Palin
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14
$12000 Cash Only Meal?
$12000 Cash Only Meal?
The Suffolk Kitchen Knish Hoax
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13
Viral Hoaxes as Art
Viral Hoaxes as Art
Gallery Sells Prints of $999.99 iPhone App
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12
Fake Ads (Follow Up)
Fake Ads (Follow Up)
Prankster Who Published Fake Ads Tells His Tale
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11
April Fools Pranks
April Fools Pranks
Facebook Launches Live Poke
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10
Nasty Food Pranks
Nasty Food Pranks
Beware the Chocolate Chip Donuts
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9
Prank Gift Giving
Prank Gift Giving
Real Boxes. Fake Products
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8
New Site Lets You Send Prank Calls
New Site Lets You Send Prank Calls
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7
Photoshopping Pranks
Photoshopping Pranks
Yearbook Employee Alters 30 Students, Hillarity Ensues
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6
Video of Banksy's Paris Hilton Hoax
Video of Banksy's Paris Hilton Hoax
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5
Inked Organs
Inked Organs
Surgery to Tattoo Beating Hearts is a Hoax
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4
Faking Fictional Heroines
Faking Fictional Heroines
Megan Fox "Wonder Woman" Hoax
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3
Bigfoot Captured
Bigfoot Captured
Scientists to Reveal Bigfoot and DNA (Proof or Hoax?)
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2
Morbid Candy
Morbid Candy
The Chocolate Newborn Hoax
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1
Endangered Hair Color Hoaxes
Endangered Hair Color Hoaxes
Redheads Going Extinct?
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