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April 1, 2002
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This is [[April Fool's Day]], [[2002]]

April fools hoaxes for this year:
* [[The Register]]: [http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/24652.html reported] [[AOL]] buying up [[weblog]]s
* The [[Open Directory]] [http://[email protected]/April-01-2002_GOD_PR.html re-branded] itself as the 'Microsoft Directory Project'
* [[Kuro5hin]] [http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/1/05035/09001 acquired] [[MetaFilter]], renaming it to met4filter.org
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* [[CNN]] reported that two Montreal disk jockeys managed to phone [[Bill Gates]] on the pretext that one of them was Canadian prime minister [[Jean Chrétien]] wanting to set up a meeting with Gates.  What CNN didn't mention is that these two have a reputation for their audacious prank calls.  Previous recipients of their attention have included Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II.

''Please add more [[2002]] April Fool hoaxes here, including any relevant external links''