Hoaxes aren’t quite as easy to pull off on the Internet these days, but some may have had to do a double take on some April Fools’ Day web pranks this year.

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One airline said passengers could get half-price fares by giving up seats on the plane -- and standing up during the entire flight instead.

It was posted on Virgin Airlines’ Web site -- with a disclaimer Tuesday.

If you’ve ever wanted to take back that gossip note sent to the entire office, or get online ahead of the pack to get tickets for a hot concert -- emailing back in time is the tool.

The story says users can send a backdated Google email that appears in the recipient’s inbox with the old time stamp.

Survey: Your best prank?

Of course, reading the feedback profiles, you can probably soon figure out that your leg is being pulled.

In New Zealand, hundreds of radio listeners had less than a laugh when the DJs promoted a Foo Fighters show for 8:15 the next morning. They planned on having a boombox there playing the band’s tunes. But when thousands of callers swamped the station the night before, planning trips and taking time off work to get there -- the hosts soon admitted it was all a prank.

The BBC ran a look back piece reminding viewers how it was the anniversary of the great “Swiss Spaghetti Harvest” complete with a fake picture of women harvesting the sturdy noodles from a tree.

In the U.S. -- while referring to Sen. Barack Obama's dismal bowling score of 37 over the weekend at a campaign stop,Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton announced plans to decide the elections' outcome in the form of a 'bowl-off.'

We should be so entertained.