Prank is an event that aims to cheat or mock others, often done in a funny or ridiculous way.
One of the most famous prank is when Orson Welles read fake radio broadcasts that reported alien invasion to the United States in 1938.
The YES Men is a group of activists who are famous for carrying out political pranks, such as disguised as representatives of large companies and giving controversial speeches.
In 1957, BBC broadcast a prank stating that Spaghetti grew up on trees in Switzerland, and many people believe it.
In 2013, the Guardian journalist made a fake article about a hotel in Switzerland that offers special services for guests who want to feel like refugees, and many people are angry because they are considered insensitive to the actual refugee situation.
Joey Skaggs is an artist and activist who is famous for conducting pranks that criticize the media and consumerism, such as creating fake companies that sell cats that can be used as mobile phones.
In 2016, Burger King paid an actor to disguise himself as a McDonalds employee and wore a chicken costume, with the aim of promoting their new chicken menu.
In 1961, the author of Truman Capote falsified an interview with a famous actress and put it in her book, a guest list.
In 2014, a restaurant in New York made a fake menu that only contained food that had appeared on television shows Seinfeld.
In 2010, a television station in the Netherlands broadcasting a program that claimed that an artist had found a way to create beef from human cells, which later turned out to be a prank.
