Jameson and âVoltswagenâ messed up April Foolâs â and Jameson is happy it made people mad Apr 01, 2021, 01:22 PM
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Car company Volkswagen and whiskey maker Jameson both released false statements in March, which they later said were April Fool s attempts.
After a share price plunge and widespread anger, Volkswagen apologised for its Voltswagen name-change hoax.
Those behind Jameson s South African Beatha skin care range on Thursday celebrated making people mad by putting out false information nearly a week before 1 April.
German carmaker Volkswagen this week apologised for a set of false statements around a name change to Voltswagen , saying it had been an attempt at an April Fool s joke.
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