10 pranksters to subscribe to on YouTube
Every day is April Fools’ Day on YouTube.
On Apr 1, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
This YouTube prank got a teen arrested
This is not the first time that Charles Ross, chaotic hooligan behind RossCreations, has been arrested for trying to make a video.
On Mar 18, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Investors are getting hoodwinked by fake Twitter accounts
According to Reuters, investors are increasingly using Twitter as a source, and they’re not bothering to verify the accounts.
On Mar 13, 2013 by [email protected]
The saddest people in the world are trawling Chatroulette for a date
In an attempt to find the loneliest people on the Internet, I spent an hour on the speed sleazeball dating forum this morning, talking to anyone who’d listen.
On Feb 14, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Japanese cops finally bust notorious cat-hacker
Yusuke Katayama, the Japanese hacker who strapped a memory disk that contained cryptic hints of his identity to the collar of a Tokyo cat has finally been busted by police.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Kevin Morris
Craigslist now accepting applications for the next pope
A job listing for “Bishop of Rome / Successor of Saint Peter / “The Pope” showed up on Craigslist’s Roman site shortly after Benedict announced the news that he’d step down Feb. 28.
On Feb 11, 2013 by Chase Hoffberger
Gaming publications conned by Xbox hoax email
CNET and Gizmodo, among others, were tricked into thinking the next iteration of Microsoft’s gaming console would simply be called XBox.
On Jan 23, 2013 by Kevin Morris
YouTube Guide: Songs that repeat the word “baby”
In just one minute, Chad Neidt manages to cover 19 different songs with the word “baby” in the lyrics.
On Jan 8, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
Meet Basse Andersen, the most nervous man on the Internet
Basse Andersen’s coworkers have made scaring him into a game.
On Dec 17, 2012 by Kris Holt
How an “armed robber” trolled Twitter and got 700 new followers
Marquise Fivestar, 18, isn’t actually an armed robber, but he had Twitter laughing after playing up rumors that he was the culprit.
On Dec 13, 2012 by Kris Holt
Japanese school apologizes for student’s Twitter prank
A Japanese school apologized on behalf of a student who falsely claimed to be trapped under earthquake rubble.
On Dec 11, 2012 by Kris Holt
The college Wikipedia prank that left a top British judge red-faced
Lord Justice Brian Leveson—who, in his report, admonished people “to not assume that what they read on the internet is trustworthy”—copied and pasted a huge lie from Wikipedia.
On Dec 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Gun advocates take aim at Bob Costas’s Wikipedia page
No one likes Bob Costas as much as Bob Costas likes Bob Costas. You shouldn’t be surprised that the Internet houses some of those haters.
On Dec 3, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
The 5 best pranks in Facebook history
A good Facebook prank, like a good bank heist, requires more than opportunity. Elaborate planning and perfect execution are needed to pull off the maximum lulz.
On Nov 30, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Help warm homeless by “pranking” your rival college
While started as a prank, politically incorrect site HoboJacket has donated more than 600 jackets to the homeless to date.
On Nov 27, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
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