April Fool's pranks

April Fools' Day is in full swing as the Australian public and brands try and fool each other with both outlandish and sort of believable fake claims.

Now I’m just disappointed that I can’t go and look at it,' one user wrote. An impersonator, Reggie Brown, was dressed and covered in make-up to appear like the former US president. I’m a bit slow this morning. 'Say hello to Farmer Alf! The Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers joined in claiming that a South American anaconda had made its way to the Buderim Falls in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. A South American anaconda spotted outside a trail walk on the Sunshine Coast by the Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers (pictured) was not all it appeared to be Facebook site for Perth locals, Perth is OK, posted a picture of the city's brand new waterfall that had appeared off one of its braches: 'Coogee Falls, only 40 minutes from the Perth CBD!' The award for most people fooled might go to reality TV show, Farmer Wants a Wife, for 'announcing' that Home and Away character, Alf Stewart, would be joining the show (pictured) Some Perth locals were fooled by a social media account that claimed the city was going to be the first Southern Hemisphere city to witness the Aurora Borealis (stock image) 'Perth may be the first city in the southern hemisphere to ever witness the Aurora Borealis (the Northern Lights) due to a rare, once in a lifetime example of extreme tropospheric ducting,' the Facebook page wrote. No fuss. No mess.