Hoaxes and Pranks – Page 2

Exxon Mobil Wants Me on a Rig: Exploring TikTok’s New Prank

To get in on TikTok’s stunt du jour, users are prank calling loved ones to tell them of an exciting (fake) opportunity creating sponsored content on an oil rig. Bafflement generally ensues.

By Frank Rojas

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Sunday Nobody: The Viral ‘Meme Artist’ Behind Art That No One Asked For

The artist who goes by Sunday Nobody has found millions of viewers with his elaborate, absurdist projects. They are not, he insists, “a waste of a human life.”

By Callie Holtermann

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New York’s Best (Fake) Steak House Opens Up

Mehran’s Steak House was just a name, created as an in-joke. But when its waiting list drew hundreds, the pranksters decided to stage dinner — for one night only.

By Becky Hughes

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Barbie Hoax Targets Mattel and Fools Some News Outlets

The false campaign by environmental activists claimed that the toy giant was launching a new line of decomposable Barbies and would stop using plastic by 2030.

By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Orlando Mayorquin

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