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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/26826847

Russian media has fallen for an outrageous April Fools joke involving Prince Andrew.

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[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Its editor George Allison shared the news on X, formerly known as Twitter. He said: “I tricked Russian State media into reporting nonsense about an aircraft carrier named HMS Prince Andrew with ‘go faster stripes and crayons’, it's been a fantastic week.”

[-] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 week ago

The Twitter screenshot in the article just shows a story about Britain buying a new aircraft carrier, and the archive link to the full RT article doesn't work.

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago
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