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That time when a prank nearly led to war
That time when a prank nearly led to war
SHUTTERSTOCK

In 1986, an Israeli intelligence officer played an April Fools’ prank involving fake news that an Islamic leader had been seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. Haha? No. Not really. The news caused an immediate flare-up in tensions in the region, and the high-ranking prankster was court martialled.