Boris Johnson was duped by a prank call and here are the only 8 responses you need
Boris Johnson has been duped by a pair of Russian pranksters pretending to be the recently appointed prime minister of Armenia, Niko Pashinyan.
The so-called foreign secretary had an 18-minute conversation – 18 minutes! – with one of the pranksters who are said to have links to Russia’s security services.
Here are some of the best bits …
Nicely done, sirs!
The Foreign Office said it checked out the call and “knew immediately it was prank”. Well, there’s immediately, and then there’s 18 minutes. Anyhoo…
“The Foreign Secretary realised it was a hoax, and ended the call. We checked it out and knew immediately it was a prank call. The use of chemical weapons in Salisbury and Syria, and recent events in Armenia are serious matters. These childish actions show the lack of seriousness of the caller and those behind him.”
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Breaking: Boris Johnson prank call ends after hoaxers just didn't find him believable as British foreign secretary.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) May 24, 2018
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In fairness now, Boris has been pranking us all with his 'Foreign Secretary' act for a while now
— John M (@mulcs85) May 24, 2018
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Russian pranksters: Hahaha! We tricked you into talking about Putin and Skripal etc! Haha!
Boris Johnson: Call that a prank?! I tricked a whole nation into voting for something utterly senseless that was completely against their own interests! Thus I win!https://t.co/S2e9kaDZ1k
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 24, 2018
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People expressing surprise that the call lasted eighteen minutes. Boris Johnson's Foreign Secretary prank is closing in on two years https://t.co/5IM52ntc2y
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) May 24, 2018
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"Hi this is president Weiner"
"Yes"
"First name I.C."
"President I.C. Weiner, hello. Before you confirm your identity, let me begin by telling you all our state secrets." pic.twitter.com/YJUnLjGbwU— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 24, 2018
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"After a while, it became apparent that this wasn't a serious politician and I terminated the call" said the Armenian prankster pic.twitter.com/cqpkypUkMW
— The Sun Apologies (@SunApology) May 24, 2018
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"Yes, I *would* like to continue receiving emails from the Armenian foreign ministry after the GDPR comes into force" pic.twitter.com/Ldao9hjx3l
— Steve Peers (@StevePeers) May 24, 2018
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My favourite part of this Boris prank call story is the list of victims he has joined: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Elton John
— Adam Payne (@adampayne26) May 24, 2018
Just in case you want to know exactly how quickly the Foreign Office realised it was a prank call, listen to the full 18 minutes here.
