The trick to any good April Fools prank is making up a lie with enough parts to make it borderline believable.
If you make it too ridiculous, people will see straight through it.
I've decided that today is the perfect time to announce that I'll be supporting the campaign to Remain in the EU.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) April 1, 2016
While anything too serious can rub people up the wrong way.
But John Kavanagh, Conor McGregor’s coach at the SBG gym, managed to pitch his gag perfectly.
After both Jose Aldo and Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of recent fights against ‘The Notorious’, the suggestion that Nate Diaz might be poised to do likewise isn’t all that far-fetched.
Another pull out, let's see accepts now after all the talk #UFC200
— Coach JK (@John_Kavanagh) April 1, 2016
It certainly will have given people pause for thought, but eventually people noticed the date and time of the post.
https://twitter.com/1fivefive/status/715852758327435268
https://twitter.com/MMATruthTalk/status/715855492178907136
@John_Kavanagh don't you dare fool us, Kavanagh! #UFC200
— Dale 👽 (@ryledale) April 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/JamesMcCann25/status/715853165573378049
He almost had us there for a second.
