The trick to any good April Fools prank is making up a lie with enough parts to make it borderline believable.
If you make it too ridiculous, people will see straight through it.
https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/715802161817526272
While anything too serious
can rub people up the wrong way.
But John Kavanagh, Conor McGregor's coach at the SBG gym, managed to pitch his gag perfectly.
After both Jose Aldo and Rafael dos Anjos pulled out of recent fights against 'The Notorious', the suggestion that Nate Diaz might be poised to do likewise isn't all that far-fetched.
https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/715852275361714176
It certainly will have given people pause for thought, but eventually people noticed the date and time of the post.
https://twitter.com/1fivefive/status/715852758327435268
https://twitter.com/MMATruthTalk/status/715855492178907136
https://twitter.com/ryledale/status/715852501803745280
https://twitter.com/JamesMcCann25/status/715853165573378049
He almost had us there for a second.
