print email comment close The Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time URL: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/ Description: This site presents the origin of April Fools' Day, pranks played, and a quiz challenging readers to sort the truth from the outrageously false stories reported by the media on April 1st. It also includes a chronological index of hoaxes from 1698 to 2005, and an essay on reasons to hate the observance. From the Museum of Hoaxes. Author: Boese, Alex Extra Keywords liisilly first Library of Congress Subject Headings: April Fools' Day Holidays Mass media Practical jokes LII Database Information: Record 2568 created by Julianna Hamann on 03/20/2003 Last modification on 03/26/2009 Published: 03/20/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2568