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It took decades, but the plate came to light for what it was — a prank played on a historian by his fellow historians, a practical joke that got way out of hand.

A former Apple employee who worked on its AI assistant Siri told the New York Times: "This smells like a serious prank."

James says he initially thought the message from Vogue was a prank.

BBC Sport's Six Nations pundits reveal the best pranks they witnessed in camp, what they would like to have named after them, and "swap" hair with some current rugby stars.

Afram was waiting to go into class when she heard people screaming that there was a shooter - something so unbelievable to her she thought at first it was a prank.