In this internet age in which we find ourselves, it’s probably harder than ever to make it through April Fools’ Day without falling for some kind of prank.
As we’ve seen time and time again, sarcasm and humour don’t always travel well on the web. With this in mind, on a day when every Tom, Dick and Harry with internet access are trying to catch people out, it’s inevitable some will fall for the odd bogus news story or tweet.
If you were one of such people, rest assured that you’re in good company. None other than Stormzy has admitted to being ‘punked’ by a tweet from BBC Three which promoted a new (and completely made up) documentary on Grime music, fronted by  90-year-old natural history broadcasting legend, David Attenborough.
Brand new and exclusive to BBC Three. pic.twitter.com/7nBdbn0g7b
— BBC Three (@bbcthree) April 1, 2017
Having been pointed in the direction of the tweet by a fan, Stormzy later admitted that he took it upon himself to send a direct message to BBC Three’s Twitter accounts letting them know precisely what he thought of it. While the exact details of what was said in the message are unknown, a tweet from Stormzy makes clear that he felt the need to apologise for what he’d said…
Ahh I all sent @bbcthree some long DM just slewing them. public apology guys sorry 😂
— Stormzy (@stormzy) April 1, 2017
Fair play to him for admitting that he’d been caught out.
We’re sure you’ll agree with us that it’s really disappointing that David Attenborough: Life of Grime isn’t a real thing.
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