The April Fools’ that won this year

Ah, April Fools Day. A day for the press to mess with anyone who will listen and for gullible readers the world over to believe anything and everything they hear, forgetting that it is, indeed, April 1st. This year, there were a lot. But theres are the ones that won.

We’re genuinely surprised at how many people actually believed this…

The Daily Mail reported that The Night Manager star Olivia Colman would be the first ever female Bond.

(photo: Tina Hillier for Seven Magazine)

The Metro reported that Boris Johnson would today unveil plans to push through the rollout of Boris Boards (hoverboards for hire) before he steps down as London mayor.

(Photo: The Metro/TFL)

Carlsburg reported that it was launched an exclusive range of burgers, coming from the mean of cows fed on Carlsburg hops and two pints of lager a day.

(Photo: PR Company Handout)

Deliveroo announced that it would be getting rid of the hassle of having to scroll through your phone to decide what you wanted to eat, because they were working with neuroscientists to develop telepathic food ordering.

(Photo: RightGuard)

Deodorant giant RightGuard announced that they will be developing LeftGuard, especially for the left armpit.

(Photo: Royal Caribbean)

Royal Caribbean announced that it was offering customers cruises into outer space for 2013 in an “Orbiter of the Galaxies” spaceship that will boast zero-gravity stage shows.

(Photo: Honda)

Honda announced that it was releasing the first ever emoji number plate on the Honda Civic R Type.

(Photo: Virgin Trains)

Virgin Trains announced that it was bringing back its original steam train, the Flying Scotsman. They also said that they would offer a 25% discount to anyone willing to shovel coal on their journey.

(Photo: Reuters)

Rio Ferdinand send Twitter into an absolute frenzy when he this morning announced that he would be taking over as manager at Manchester United.