This April Fools' Day joke backfired - but there's more to the story

Teenager Hayleigh McBay's April Fools' day prank on her boyfriend went viral yesterday.

But the joke was actually on her - as her boyfriend David realised she was joking and had decided to have his own fun with her.

The pair are still together - and McBay seems to be finding the attention pretty amusing.

For an April Fool that really did backfire, look at this chilling video of a zombie prank in Portugal:

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