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Comedian Joe Lycett Reveals He Planted Four Fake Stories In UK Media
A man suffering a bruise in the shape of Prince Harry was among the UK presenter's inventions.
The Guardian newspaper reports that, on his Friday evening TV show, Late Night Lycett, the presenter – who has previously created fake walk-outs on chat shows, and doorstepped public figures – revealed four stories that he told the audience he invented, but were picked up and covered by UK newspapers and TV. Lycett told the audience the stories had been shared multiple times in the UK national news, including newspapers The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Independent, and on news stations including the BBC and ITV. Last year, he shredded what appeared to be £10,000 in a wood-chipper in protest at David Beckham’s ambassadorial role at the football World Cup in Qatar.
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